Linguistics

A detailed and in-depth biography of the Latin language from its very beginnings to the present day from the widely acclaimed author of 'Empires of the Word'.   The Latin language has been a constant in the cultural history of the West for over two millennia. It has shaped the way we think o... More

Bill Bryson turns away form the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent, for a fast, exhilarating ride along the Route 66 of American language and popular culture. In Made in America, Bryson de-mythologizes his native land - explaining ho... More

Grammar and Punctuation, Grade 4 provides rule charts and practice pages for these grammar and punctuation skills: kinds of sentences simple & complete subjects & predicates common, proper, singular, plural nouns irregular plurals using I & me correctly possessive nouns & pronouns kinds of verbs sub... More

In his first book since the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic effects codes have had on wars, nations, and individual lives. From Mary, Queen of Scots, trapped by her own code, to the Navajo Code... More

How to make it, break it, hack it, crack it. The secret history of codes and code breaking. Simon Singh’s best-selling title The Code Book now reissued for the young-adult market.  The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography. Simon Singh brings life to an amazing story ... More

The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need is the ideal resource for everyone who wants to produce writing that is clear, concise, and grammatically excellent. Whether you're creating perfect professional documents, spectacular school papers, or effective personal letters, you'll find this handbook indi... More

This dictionary is worthy of much veneration. Besides the multitudinous number of words provided, the print is very clear and legible. Etymology of words is also given, which is a nice feature because one can see whence a particular word originated, and that alone is reason enough to buy this dictio... More

Perfect your Grammar is planned to teach children the elementary rules of grammar and to give them practice in applying these rules, providing a basis for good sentence structure and clear expression. The exercises cover parts of speech, phrases, sentences, clauses and simple analysis, and also note... More

This introductory text explains the use of critical discourse analysis (CDA) as a research methodology. Beginning with an explanation of the key words and theories behind CDA and how these can be used in research, Terry Locke proceeds to provide a lucid demonstration of the application of these seri... More

A bold reconceptualization of the scope and meaning of cosmopolitanism, examining the language of South Asian religiosity over the past two hundred yearsSrinivas Aravamudan surveys a specific set of religious vocabularies from South Asia that, he argues, launches a different kind of cosmopolitanism ... More

This authoritative book argues that what is considered today to be Islamic fundamentalism is inconsistent with the true meaning of this faith. Rahman demonstrates that the true roots of Islamic teachings advocate adaptability, creativity, and innovation.... More

The concept of discourse provokes considerabe debate and is understood in a variety of ways in the contemporary social sciences. This text presents a comprehensive overview of the different conceptions and methods of discourse analysis, while setting olut the traditions of thinking in which these co... More

The book critically examines the role of English in a postcolonial, multilingual society such as India. The book argues that issues of inequality, subordination and unequal values stem from the positioning of English vis a vis the regional languages. Drawing from her own experiences and engaging in ... More

The Book: Language and Politics in Pakistan is a study of the links between language, politics and ethnicity in Pakistan. Rahman reviews the history of all the major ethnic and language movements that have occurred and still continue in Pakistan today, such as the Bengali, Sindhi, Pashto and Punjabi... More

In NTC's Dictionary of Word Organic, Adrian Room shows, for example, that the word acorn has nothing to do with corn, as commonly supposed. The word is actually related to acre, which is derived from the Latin ager, meaning 'field'. Similarly, a blanket is not called that because it has no pattern-i... More