18 books like The languages of the world

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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.

History of American Literature Reuben Post Halleck · 1911 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The wide use of the author's History of English Literature, the favor with which it has been received in all parts of the United States, and the number of earnest requests for a History of American Literature on the same plan, have led to the writing of this book. It has not appeared sooner because the author has followed his rule of making a careful first-hand study, not only of all the matter… Shares Literary Criticism, Nonfiction

You have a point there Eric Partridge · 1953 · 230p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares Language Arts, Literary Criticism, Nonfiction, History with this book.

Natural religion F. Max Müller · 1888 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Demanding Shares Langage et langues, Languages, Language and languages, History 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 Language Arts, Language and languages, Literary Criticism, Nonfiction

Language Edward Sapir · 1921 · 262p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Langage et langues, Language, Language and languages 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, Languages, Language, Language and languages

Introducing English grammar David J. Young · 1984 · 126p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Introducing English Grammar provides a basic grounding in English grammar, without going into too much detail or theory, and will lay the foundation for further grammatical studies. David Young presents English grammar in a coherent and lively way. He dispels the popular notion among students that grammar is simply a set of dreary rules and argues for the importance of grammar in describing the… Shares Language Arts, Literary Criticism, Nonfiction

Semiotics Daniel Chandler · 2001 · ★ 3.5 · 305p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Following the successful Basics format, this is the book for anyone coming to semiotics for the first time. Using jargon-free language and lively, up-to-date examples, Semiotics: The Basics demystifies this highly interdisciplinary subject. Along the way, the reader will find out:* what is a sign?* which codes do we take for granted?* what is a text?* how can semiotics be used in textual… Shares Language Arts, Literary Criticism, Nonfiction

Dead Men's Money Joseph Smith Fletcher · 1920 · ★ 3.7 · 212p · ≈ 7h · Moderate A mysterious one-eyed stranger, a midnight meeting at a lonely spot on the Scottish border, the secret password "Panama", and a corpse This is the situation Hugh Moneylaws, a young law clerk finds himself facing. Who murdered the man he was sent to meet, and why? With the only two men who knew the purpose of the meeting dead, it would seem a puzzle that would never be solved. Yet to save himself… Shares History

The Awful Secret

The Awful Secret Bernard Knight · 2006 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares History with this book.

The Lady of the Rivers

The Lady of the Rivers Philippa Gregory · 2011 · ★ 4.0 The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg, and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, who was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house­hold for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's… Shares History

George Bernard Shaw Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1909 · ★ 3.7 · 94p · ≈ 3h · Moderate "Most people either say that they agree with Bernard Shaw or that they do not understand him. I am the only person who understands him, and I do not agree with him." -- G. K. C. Shares Literary Criticism, Nonfiction

The Author's Craft Arnold Bennett · 1914 · 121p · ≈ 4h · Moderate The author of The Grand Babylon Hotel, How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, The Old Wives' Tale and much more, English writer Arnold Bennett's fictional and non-fictional works have stood the test of time. Bennett also wrote for stage and screen. The Author's Craft, contains some of Bennett's essays on the art of writing, with his thoughts on applying the craft to both novel and play writing. Shares Language Arts, Nonfiction

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

The doorbell rang Rex Stout · 1965 · ★ 4.2 · 178p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Literary Criticism, Nonfiction with this book.

Narration Gertrude Stein · 1935 · ★ 3.0 · 62p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Shares Literary Criticism, Nonfiction with this book.

The prelude William Wordsworth · 1850 · ★ 3.9 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Selected sonnets and poems with bibliography and chronology of the life of Wordsworth. Shares Literary Criticism, Nonfiction, History

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