Monoglot Guru: Your Passport to the World

Talking Back, Talking Black takes us on a fascinating tour of a nuanced and complex language that has moved beyond America's borders to become a dynamic force for today's youth culture around the world.

Linguistics falls in the gap between arts and science, on the edges of which the most fascinating discoveries and the most important problems are found. Rather than following the conventional organization of many contemporary introductions to the su...

Improve your talking skills and teach children better talking/speaking habits. Topics include non-verbal behavior, speaking styles, voice control and response patterns. Adults and children will benefit from this program. A must for all who work with...

Edited and produced from the lecture notes of his students at the University of Geneva, Ferdinand de Saussure’s Course in General Linguistics was first published in 1916, three years after his death. The book aims to explain Saussure’s t...

Insulting the president is an American tradition. From Washington to Trump, presidents have been called "lazy," "feeble," "pusillanimous," and more. Our leaders have been derided as "ignoramuses," "idiots," "morons," and "fatheads," and have been co...

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO INFLUENCE PEOPLE, BECOME A MASTER OF PERSUASION, AND SPEED READ PEOPLE!Have you ever felt manipulated by someone?Do you admire people that can talk themselves out of any problem or tight spot?Do you avoid social situations beca...

The English language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. But where did English come from? And how has it evolved into the language used today? In this Very Short Introduction Simon Horobin investigates how we have arrived ...

Since dyslexia was first described in the British Medical Journal in 1896, there has been debate about the definitions and diagnostic procedures used, with some casting doubt on its very existence. However, there is now a considerable body of resear...

In the same engaging style and humor that has attracted 4.5 million downloads of the Podictionary podcast, Global Wording traces the development of our language using easily recognizable milestones such as Beowulf, William the Conqueror, Chaucer and...