Linguistics
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How to Swear: An Illustrated Guide
$15.95 Add to cartEven the most profane practitioner of the vulgar tongue must sometimes wonder, “Am I doing it right?” This highly entertaining and crucially informative visual guide to the art of swearing employs a v… [more below]
- Author: Wildish, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 10 2018
- ISBN10: 1452167761
- Language: English
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Como hablar bien en publico e influir en los hombres de negocios por Dale Carnegie autor de Como Ganar Amigos
$24.99 Add to cartDale Carnegie afirma que cualquier hombre es capaz de hablar cuando se excita. Alega que casi cualquier persona puede hablar en p blico pasaderamente si tiene confianza en s misma y una idea de que h… [more below]
- Author: Carnegie, Dale
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 364
- Publish Date: January 10 2010
- ISBN10: 1607962055
- Language: Spanish
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English After Rp: Standard British Pronunciation Today
$32.99 Add to cartThis book concisely describes ways in which today’s standard British English speech differs from the upper-class accent of the last century, Received Pronunciation, which many now find old-fashioned o… [more below]
- Author: Lindsey, Geoff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 153
- Publish Date: March 07 2019
- ISBN10: 3030043568
- Language: English
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The New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated
$22.00 Add to cartEnjoy the most comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. With the recent renaissance of interest in Yiddish, and in keeping with a l… [more below]
- Author: Rosten, Leo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: August 26 2003
- ISBN10: 0609806920
- Language: English
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Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing
$19.98 Add to cartAlmost everyone swears, or worries about not swearing, from the two year-old who has just discovered the power of potty mouth to the grandma who wonders why every other word she hears is obscene. Whet… [more below]
- Author: Mohr, Melissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 01 2016
- ISBN10: 019049168X
- Language: English
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The Elements of Eloquence: Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase
$21.00 Add to cartFrom the #1 international bestselling author of The Etymologicon and The Horologicon comes an education in the art of articulation, from the King James Bible to Katy Perry…
From classic poetry to pop… [more below]- Author: Forsyth, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 07 2014
- ISBN10: 042527618X
- Language: English
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The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary
$24.95 Add to cartAn entertaining tour of Old English words for animals, from the author of The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English, which Neil Gaiman called “a marvelous book”
Many of the animals we encounter in ever- Author: Videen, Hana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 20 2024
- ISBN10: 0691260001
- Language: English
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The Little Book of Lost Words: Collywobbles, Snollygosters, and 86 Other Surprisingly Useful Terms Worth Resurrecting
$15.99 Add to cartThe founder of History Hustle presents a handy guide for expressing yourself with history’s best words.
This collection features scores of unique words from history that deal with surprisingly modern- Author: Gillard, Joe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 0399582673
- Language: English
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A Gateway to Sindarin: A Grammar of an Elvish Language from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
$35.00 Add to cartFrom the 1910s to the 1970s, author and linguist J. R. R. Tolkien worked at creating plausibly realistic languages to be used by the creatures and characters in his novels. Like his other languages, S
- Author: Salo, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: April 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0874809126
- Language: English
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Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching
$69.50 Add to cartAn accessible and comprehensive discussion of teaching methods and approaches. Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching Third edition is an extensive revision of this highly successful book. As in … [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Language Teaching Library
- Author: Richards, Jack C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 419
- Publish Date: June 16 2014
- ISBN10: 1107675960
- Language: English
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English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers: Vocabulary Reference and Practice
$34.00 Add to cartThe words you need to communicate with confidence. Vocabulary explanations and practice for advanced level (C1 to C2) learners of English. Perfect for both self-study and classroom activities. Quickly… [more below]
- Series: Vocabulary in Use
- Author: McCarthy, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 300
- Publish Date: July 13 2017
- ISBN10: 1316631176
- Language: English
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The Secrets of Words
$18.95 Add to cartTwo distinguished linguists on language, the history of science, misplaced euphoria, surprising facts, and potentially permanent mysteries.
In The Secrets of Words, influential linguist Noam Chomsky a- Author: Chomsky, Noam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 0262046717
- Language: English
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The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation
$49.00 Add to cartFew people can write on the English language with the authority of Bryan A. Garner. The author of The Chicago Manual of Style‘s popular “Grammar and Usage” chapter, Garner explains the vagaries of Eng… [more below]
- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Garner, Bryan A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 552
- Publish Date: May 16 2016
- ISBN10: 022618885X
- Language: English
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The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
$20.00 Add to cartIn his first book since the bestselling Fermat’s Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic effects codes have had on wars, n… [more below]
- Author: Singh, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: August 29 2000
- ISBN10: 0385495323
- Language: English
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Instant Word Power: The Unique, Proven Program for Increasing Your Vocabulary–Your Vital Key to Social, Academic, and Career Success
$8.99 Read moreScientific surveys have shown that academic, social, and professional advancement are directly linked to the scope and effectiveness of your vocabulary. Now, vocabulary-building expert Norman Lewis op… [more below]
- Author: Lewis, Norman
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 01 1982
- ISBN10: 0451166477
- Language: English
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How to Keep Your Language Alive: A Commonsense Approach to One-On-One Language Learning
$18.00 Add to cartAmid worldwide accounts of dying languages, author Leanne Hinton and a group of dedicated language activists are doing something about it: they have created a master-apprentice language program, a one
- Author: Hinton, Leanne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 01 2002
- ISBN10: 1890771422
- Language: English
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Quack This Way: David Foster Wallace & Bryan A. Garner Talk Language and Writing
$24.95 Add to cartDavid Foster Wallace was at the center of late-20th-century American literature, Bryan A. Garner at that of legal scholarship and lexicography. It was language that drew them together. The wide-rangin… [more below]
- Author: Garner, Bryan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 146
- Publish Date: October 26 2013
- ISBN10: 0991118103
- Language: English
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Perfect Poems for Teaching Phonics
$11.99 Add to cartTeaching phonics is pure poetry with these kid-pleasing, rhyming poems on popular primary topics like weather, colors, and friendship Ready-to-use lessons include reproducible poems with adorable art… [more below]
- Author: Ellermeyer, Deborah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: May 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0590390198
- Language: English
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Neurolinguistics
$17.95 Add to cartAn accessible introduction to the study of language in the brain, covering language processing, language acquisition, literacy, and language disorders.
Neurolinguistics, the study of language in the b- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Baggio, Giosue
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 0262543265
- Language: English
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Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
$22.99 Add to cartNicholas Ostler’s Empires of the Word is the first history of the world’s great tongues, gloriously celebrating the wonder of words that binds communities together and makes possible both the living o
- Author: Ostler, Nicholas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: June 27 2006
- ISBN10: 0060935723
- Language: English
