Books on Topic: 'Linguistics'

“The Philosophy of Style,” explored a growing trend of formalist approaches to writing. Highly focused on the proper placement and ordering of the par...

Showing Curious ways in which the English Language may be made to convey Ideas or obscure them. A collection of unintentionally humorous uses of the E...

A collection of tips and pitfalls compiled by the great American short-story writer and satirist, to help attain mastery of English.

The Columbian Orator is a collection of political essays, poems, and dialogues collected and written by Caleb Bingham. Published in 1797, it includes...

Osmun arranges usage problems alphabetically and treats certain areas in greater detail as he sees fit. For example, his first entry is A-AN (articles...

Cratylus is the name of a dialogue by Plato. Most modern scholars agree that it was written mostly during Plato's so-called middle period. In the dial...

A description and history of the development of the English Language and reflections on the influences that changed the language.

The American Language; An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States, first published in 1919, is H. L. Mencken's book about the Eng...

I address myself to the man or woman of talent—those people who have writing ability, but who need instruction in the manipulation of characters, the...

The Technique of the Mystery Story is a complete practical guide for writing detective and mystery stories. The guide is useful reference for writing...

The Douay Rheims New Testament, published in 1582, is a translation of St Jerome's Latin Vulgate which dates from the fourth century. It influenced pr...

One of the earliest works of this Italian philosopher and literary critic, Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic marks the beginni...

Schopenhauer is considered to be one of the most influential philosophers of all times. Many of his ideas and quotes have been quoted largely and have...

In the Path of the Alphabet invites you to embark on a mesmerizing journey where words wield untold power and secrets of the past are unveiled through...

The published dictionary was a huge book: with pages nearly 1½ feet tall and 20 inches wide, it contained 42,773 words; it also sold for the huge pric...

In July 1887, Esperanto made its debut as a 40-page pamphlet from Warsaw, published in Russian, Polish, French and German: all written by a Polish eye...

"The Chaos" is a poem which demonstrates the irregularity of English spelling and pronunciation, written by Gerard Nolst Trenité (1870-1946), also kno...

This book is a collection of essays and articles by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, a pivotal figure in the revitalization of Hebrew as a spoken language. The ar...

A concise and practical guide to Portuguese grammar, designed for English-speaking learners. The book covers the basics of Portuguese grammar, includi...

This book, "A Handbook of the Kavirondo Language - Part III - Dholuo Phrase Book", is a collection of Dholuo phrases and conversational structures. I...

This book provides an elementary grammar of the Esperanto language. It is part of a series aimed at teaching languages through self-study, featuring v...

Lavengro, meaning 'word master' in Romany, is a semi-autobiographical novel by George Borrow that chronicles the author's travels across England durin...

The Ájurrúmiyyah, a concise Arabic grammar text by ʻAbdu’lláh ibn Muḥammad ibn Dáwud, is widely used throughout the Arab world. It focuses on Arabic s...

This book is a collection of audio recordings showcasing a diverse range of dialects and accents from the LibriVox community. It aims to create a valu...