18 books like Language

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Language, thought, and reality Benjamin Lee Whorf · 1956 · ★ 4.0 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Langage et langues, Language, Language and languages with this book.

Κρατύλος Plato · 1931 · ★ 3.6 · 112p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Shares Language and languages, Philosophy with this book.

Völkerpsychologie Wilhelm Max Wundt · 1900 · 506p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Shares Psycholinguistics, Language, Language and languages with this book.

The languages of the world Kenneth Katzner · 1975 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate An excellent overview of how all the world's main languages interconnect where they do. It also gives samples of the language with translation for a large number of languages. Shares Langage et langues, Language, Language and languages

Oriental and linguistic studies William Dwight Whitney · 1873 · 423p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Shares Linguistics, Language, Language and languages with this book.

Philosophie der symbolischen Formen Ernst Cassirer · 1923 · 300p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Langage et langues, Language, Language and languages, Philosophy with this book.

Tractatus logico-philosophicus Ludwig Wittgenstein · 1921 · ★ 4.1 · 90p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Wittgenstein's book about the problems of language and his attempt of describing the world and an philosophical accurate and most of all logical language. Shares Langage et langues, Language, Language and languages, Philosophy

Philosophy and living Olaf Stapledon · 1935 · ★ 3.4 Shares Philosophy with this book.

Natural religion F. Max Müller · 1888 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Demanding Shares Langage et langues, Language and languages, Philosophy with this book.

The meaning of meaning C. K. Ogden · 1923 · 363p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Psycholinguistics, Language, Philosophy with this book.

Authority in language James Milroy · 1927 · 189p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Leading sociolinguists Lesley and James Milroy explore the perennially topical and controversial notion of 'correct' and 'incorrect' language. In this fully revised and updated third edition, they:* engage directly with the most recent arguments in the long-running debate over the teaching of Standard English in Britain* compare the langauge ideologies in Britain and the USA, invovling a… Shares Linguistics, Language and languages

Babel-17 Samuel R. Delany · 1966 · ★ 3.9 · 226p · ≈ 7h · Moderate During an interstellar war one side develops a language, Babel-17, that can be used as a weapon. Learning it turns one into an unwilling traitor as it alters perception and thought. This is discovered by the starship captain Rydra Wong. She is recruited to discover how the enemy are infiltrating and sabotaging strategic sites. Shares Language, Language and languages

Homer Όμηρος · 1833 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Shares Language, Language and languages with this book.

The grammar of autobiography Jean Quigley · 2000 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Linguistics, Language with this book.

Philosopher's Joke

Philosopher's Joke Jerome Klapka Jérôme · 1999 · 27p · ≈ 54m · Moderate Shares Philosophy with this book.

Kant; a collection of critical essays Robert Paul Wolff · 1967 · ★ 3.5 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares Philosophy with this book.

Monde primitif, analysé et comparé avec le monde moderne .. Antoine Court de Gébelin · 1773 · 567p · ≈ 18h · Challenging Shares Language, Language and languages with this book.

Primitive culture Edward B. Tylor · 1871 · ★ 3.7 · 253p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Edward Burnett Tylor (1832–1917) was an English anthropologist who is widely considered the founder of anthropology as a scientific discipline. He was the first Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oxford from 1896 to 1909, and developed a broad definition of culture which is still used by scholars. First published in 1871, this classic work explains Tylor's idea of cultural evolution… Shares Langage et langues, Language and languages

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