Language Death
The rapid endangerment and death of many minority languages across the world isa matter of widespread concern not only among linguists and anthropologistsbut... »

Spell it Out
The Story of English Spelling »

The Penguin Book Of Facts
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Internet Linguistics
A Student Guide »

Language Revolution
We are living through the consequences of a linguistic revolution. Dramatic linguistic change has left us at the beginning of a new era in the evolution of h... »

Just A Phrase I'm Going Through
Kidnapping, attempted assassination, espionage.not the answers you.d expect to the question .what happens when you become a linguist?. But now, reflecting on... »

As They Say In Zanzibar
Proverbial Wisdom from Around the World »

Txtng The Gr8 Db8 Does Texting Spell P
This book takes a long hard look at the text-messaging phenomenon and its effects on literacy, language, and society. Young people who seem to spend much of ... »

Walking English
A Journey in Search of Language »

The English Language
A Guided Tour of the Language. This is the definitive survey of the English language - in all its... »