A History of the English Language
7 best books like A History of the English Language (Albert C. Baugh): An Introduction to Language, Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller, The Origins and Development of the English Language, The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book, The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks, Sociolinguistics: An Introduction to Language and Society, Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction
An Introduction to Language
| Author | Victoria A. Fromkin |
Oh my holy interesting!!! Everything you ever wanted to know about language, and much, much more! Keep in mind that this is a text book, so it's going to be dry. But for a text book, it wasn't so bad. If this is an area of interest to you, why not try looking up Steven Pinker's book "The Language Instinct" which...
| Author | Sarah Miller |
| ISBN | 1416925422 |
Annie Sullivan was little more than a half-blind orphan with a fiery tongue when she arrived at Ivy Green in 1887. Desperate for work, she'd taken on a seemingly impossible job -- teaching a child who was deaf, blind, and as ferocious as any wild animal. But Helen Keller needed more than a teacher. She needed...
There is an occasional meme going around about how so many things we refer to have lost all mooring from any possible meaning. Who today knows how black pitch is, or has personally heard a broken record?
But this is simply the story of language. If you write with a pen you are figuratively writing...
The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book
| Author | Timothy Beal |
| ISBN | 0151013586 |
In this revelatory exploration of one of our most revered icons, a critically acclaimed author and professor takes us back to early Christianity to ask how a box of handwritten scrolls became the Bible, and forward to see how the multibillion-dollar business that has brought us Biblezines and Manga...
The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks
Grab your lace shawl and top hat and get ready to twirl—this is a full-throttle appreciation of the life and voice of Stevie Nicks from one of rock criticism’s most celebrated writers.
Best-selling author and Rolling Stone columnist Rob Sheffield explores the music and artistry of the...
Sociolinguistics: An Introduction to Language and Society
| Author | Peter Trudgill |
| ISBN | 0140289216 |
This is a classic book on a fascinating subject. Peter Trudgill examines the close link between language and society and the many factors that influence the way we speak. These range from gender, environment, age, race, class, region and politics. Trudgill's book surveys languages and societies...
Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction
| Author | William D. O'Grady |
| ISBN | 0312419368 |
Overall, a horrible choice for an intro course.
Chapter One is decent. It gives a general overview of the field of Linguistics, and what I can expect in my studies. It's easy to follow, and gave me high hopes for this unexpected (and largely unwanted) post-baccalaureate class choice.
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