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1) The power of Babel: a natural history of language

Author

McWhorter, John H

Language

English

2) You are what you speak: grammar grouches, language laws, and the politics of identity

Author

Greene, Robert Lane

Publisher

Delacorte Press

Pub. Date

[2011]

Language

English

Description

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An international correspondent for "The Economist" draws on his years of experience to analyze the symbiotic relationship between language and politics, providing insight into inherent tendencies toward prejudice.

3) Babel no more: the search for the world's most extraordinary language learners

Author

Erard, Michael

Publisher

Free Press

Pub. Date

2012.

Language

English

Description

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Assesses historical "hyperpolyglot" linguistic high achievers who demonstrated an extraordinary capacity for learning and speaking languages, and explains the sources of such abilities and what it reveals about the nature of memory and language.

4) Empires of the word: a language history of the world

Author

Ostler, Nicholas

Publisher

HarperCollinsPublishers

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

Description

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An offbeat natural history of language takes readers from the educational and cultural innovators of Sumeria, to the resilience of Chinese, to the global spread of English, in a volume that offers linguistic perspectives on numerous past and present civilizations.

5) The brave shall inherit the earth: a personal account of battles against the japanese and then dacoits in burma between 1944 & 1947

Author

O'Leary, D. O

Publisher

Brown Dog Books

Pub. Date

2020.

Language

English

6) The handbook of historical linguistics

Series

Blackwell handbooks in linguistics

Publisher

Blackwell Pub

Pub. Date

2003

Language

English

7) Bel Lis?ani: Current Research in Akkadian Linguistics

Series

Explorations in ancient Near Eastern civilizations

Publisher

The Pennsylvania State University Press

Pub. Date

[2021]

Language

English

8) The handbook of historical linguistics: Volume II

Series

Blackwell handbooks in linguistics

Publisher

Wiley Blackwell

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

9) An introduction to linguistic synergetics

Author

Dombrovan, Tetiana

Publisher

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

10) Perspectives on historical linguistics

Series

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV Current issues in linguistic theory volume 24

Publisher

J. Benjamins

Pub. Date

1982

Language

English

11) The kingdom of speech

Author

Wolfe, Tom

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

Formats

Book - Regular Print, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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"Taking readers on a rollicking ride through history, a master storyteller and reporter, whose legend began in journalism, presents a paradigm-shifting argument that speech, not evolution, is responsible for humanity's complex societies and achievements"--NoveList. "Tom Wolfe, whose legend began in journalism, takes us on an eye-opening journey that is sure to arouse widespread debate. THE KINGDOM OF SPEECH is a captivating, paradigm-shifting argument...