Great Books About Language

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Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
de Nicholas Ostler
1,714 membres
34 critiques
4
8 Members
timspalding, lorax, hailelib, jjwilson61, staffordcastle, anglemark, DaynaRT, nijer
3
L'instinct du langage
de Steven Pinker
5,948 membres
60 critiques
4
7 Members
timspalding, lorax, kaixo, TedWitham, thorold, C4RO, nijer
4
Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World's Undeciphered Scripts
de Andrew Robinson
620 membres
7 critiques
3.8
6 Members
timspalding, DaynaRT, kiracle, Garzo, TrulyAragorn, nijer
5
The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language
de John McWhorter
1,389 membres
32 critiques
3.8
5 Members
timspalding, DaynaRT, keristars, aulsmith, nijer
7
Le Fou et le professeur
de Simon Winchester
12,040 membres
295 critiques
3.8
4 Members
clue, HollyBoggie, BookLizard, Tanya-dogearedcopy
8
Le ton beau de Marot in praise of the music of language
de Douglas Hofstadter
921 membres
13 critiques
4
4 Members
andyl, lorax, lilithcat, elenchus
9
Writing Systems: A Linguistic Introduction
de Geoffrey Sampson
161 membres
4
5 Members
kaixo, Garzo, aulsmith, TrulyAragorn, nijer
10
Old English and Its Closest Relatives
de Orrin W. Robinson
293 membres
2 critiques
½ 4.3
5 Members
anglemark, kiracle, inge87, TrulyAragorn, nijer
11
The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code
de Margalit Fox
702 membres
37 critiques
4.1
4 Members
inge87, souloftherose, TrulyAragorn, nijer
13
A Dictionary of modern English usage, by H. W. Fowler
de H.W. Fowler
3,049 membres
22 critiques
4.1
4 Members
Edward, Noisy, thorold, meghan-ellice,andyl ,aulsmith
Explications
aulsmith : This is about a single language, not language in general
14
Le poisson et le bananier. Une histoire fabuleuse de la traduction
de David Bellos
826 membres
32 critiques
3.8
3 Members
kaixo, wandering_star, nijer
15
Think On My Words: Exploring Shakespeare's Language
de David Crystal
119 membres
3 critiques
3.9
3 Members
staffordcastle, HollyBoggie, TrulyAragorn
16
From Elvish to Klingon: Exploring Invented Languages
de Michael Adams
124 membres
1 critique
3.8
3 Members
inge87, electrice, TrulyAragorn
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The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary
de Peter Gilliver
334 membres
9 critiques
4
3 Members
inge87, TrulyAragorn, meghan-ellice
18
Parlez-vous Boro?
de Mark Abley
640 membres
9 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
timspalding, lorax, DaynaRT
19
Les métaphores dans la vie quotidienne
de George Lakoff
2,497 membres
18 critiques
3.9
3 Members
kiracle, HollyBoggie, nijer
20
The Meaning of Tingo: And Other Extraordinary Words from Around the World
de Adam Jacot de Boinod
770 membres
12 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
C4RO, martensgirl
21
Language Myths
de Laurie Bauer
555 membres
9 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
Edward, Shimmin
23
Talking Hands: What Sign Language Reveals About the Mind
de Margalit Fox
247 membres
9 critiques
4.1
3 Members
lorax, aulsmith, nijer
24
Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin
de Nicholas Ostler
640 membres
10 critiques
3.8
3 Members
inge87, TrulyAragorn, nijer
25
History in English Words
de Owen Barfield
339 membres
3 critiques
3.9
3 Members
elenchus, TrulyAragorn, nijer
26
Proust and the Squid
de Maryanne Wolf
1,758 membres
49 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
hipdeep, meghan-ellice
27
À la recherche des Indo-Européens
de J. P. Mallory
705 membres
8 critiques
4
2 Members
timspalding, DaynaRT
30
Dire presque la même chose : Expériences de traduction
de Umberto Eco
399 membres
6 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
birder4106, meghan-ellice
31
Historical Linguistics
de R. L. Trask
97 membres
½ 4.6
2 Members
Akubra, meghan-ellice
32
A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages
de Carl Darling Buck
126 membres
1 critique
4.1
2 Members
kiracle, Garzo
33
The Language Construction Kit
de Mark Rosenfelder
235 membres
6 critiques
4.1
2 Members
andyl, aulsmith
34
Les mystères de l'alphabet. L'origine de l'écriture
de Marc-Alain Ouaknin
191 membres
3.8
2 Members
macoram, nijer
35
An Atlas of English Dialects
de Clive Upton
71 membres
3.8
2 Members
C4RO, nijer
36
Word Play: What Happens When People Talk
de Peter Farb
295 membres
4 critiques
3.9
2 Members
HollyBoggie, nijer
37
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language
de Melvyn Bragg
1,696 membres
35 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
Bretzky1
38
Language in Thought and Action
de S. I. Hayakawa
940 membres
10 critiques
½ 4.4
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
39
Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog
de Kitty Burns Florey
735 membres
30 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
cbl_tn
40
La dissémination
de Jacques Derrida
705 membres
5 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
paradoxosalpha
41
Finding Our Tongues: Mothers, Infants, and the Origins of Language
de Dean Falk
50 membres
2 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
macoram
42
Weltgeschichte der Sprachen
de Harald Haarmann
33 membres
2 critiques
4.1
Member
birder4106
43
The German Language Today: A Linguistic Introduction
de Charles Russ
26 membres
Member
kiracle
44
French Lessons: A Memoir
de Alice Kaplan
344 membres
8 critiques
½ 3.6
Member
cbl_tn
45
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
de Lynne Truss
15,651 membres
333 critiques
3.8
6 Members
staffordcastle, Noisy, AnnaClaire, suitable1, souloftherose, meghan-ellice,Edward ,andyl ,lorax ,hailelib , ,keristars , , ,aulsmith
Explications
aulsmith : This is about a single language, not language in general
46
The Story of English in 100 Words
de David Crystal
422 membres
30 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
Garzo
47
The World's Major Languages
de Bernard Comrie
334 membres
2 critiques
½ 4.3
Member
aulsmith
48
By Hook or By Crook
de David Crystal
265 membres
8 critiques
½ 3.4
Member
cbl_tn
49
Languages of the World: An Introduction
de Asya Pereltsvaig
75 membres
1 critique
4.2
Member
Akubra
50
Saving the Appearances: A Study in Idolatry
de Owen Barfield
375 membres
2 critiques
½ 4.4
Member
elenchus
51
Describing Morphosyntax: A Guide for Field Linguists
de Thomas E. Payne
158 membres
4 critiques
½ 4.5
Member
Akubra
52
The English Language: A Guided Tour of the Language
de David Crystal
306 membres
1 critique
½ 3.7
Member
C4RO
53
Indo-European and Its Closest Relatives: The Eurasiatic Language FamilyVolume 1, Grammar
de Joseph Greenberg
26 membres
1 critique
½ 2.5
Member
kiracle
54
The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World's Most Endangered Languages
de K. David Harrison
155 membres
1 critique
½ 3.7
Member
Akubra
56
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature
de Steven Pinker
3,278 membres
38 critiques
3.8
Member
meghan-ellice
57
The Story of English
de Robert McCrum
2,715 membres
25 critiques
3.9
Member
staffordcastle,DaynaRT
58
How Language Works
de David Crystal
914 membres
12 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
C4RO,lorax
59
The Transitive Vampire
de Karen Elizabeth Gordon
658 membres
11 critiques
4
Member
staffordcastle,aulsmith
Explications
aulsmith : This is about a single language, not language in general
60
Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language
de Steven Pinker
1,803 membres
16 critiques
½ 3.7
61
Des yeux pour entendre, voyage au pays des sourds
de Oliver Sacks
1,601 membres
31 critiques
½ 3.7
62
Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf
de Benjamin Lee Whorf
586 membres
5 critiques
½ 3.7
63
What Language Is: And What It Isn't and What It Could Be!
de John McWhorter
245 membres
8 critiques
4
64
Understanding Cultures through their Key Words
de Anna Wierzbicka
53 membres
½ 4.5
65
Translating lives : living with two languages and cultures
de Mary Besemeres
19 membres
1 critique
4
66
Language: The Big Picture
de Peter Sharpe
16 membres
67
The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English
de Henry Hitchings
399 membres
9 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
nijer,Bretzky1
68
Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages
de Ammon Shea
833 membres
36 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
AnnaClaire, ,aulsmith
Explications
aulsmith : This is about doing something stupid so you can write a book about it.
69
The Dictionary of Made-Up Languages: From Elvish to Klingon, The Anwa, Reella, Ealray, Yeht (Real) Origins of Invented Lexicons
de Stephen D. Rogers
81 membres
5 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
meghan-ellice,timspalding ,aulsmith
Explications
aulsmith : It's a dictionary, not a book about anything.
70
Mind the Gaffe: The Penguin Guide to Common Errors in English
de R. L. Trask
205 membres
1 critique
4.1
Member
AnnaClaire,lorax ,DaynaRT ,aulsmith
Explications
aulsmith : This is about a single language, not language in general
71
The mother tongue, english & how it got that way
de Bill Bryson
7,745 membres
156 critiques
3.9
2 Members
hipdeep, nijer,Edward ,lorax ,DaynaRT ,
Explications
lorax : An error-ridden mess.
72
Lapsing into a Comma : A Curmudgeon's Guide to the Many Things That Can Go Wrong in Print--and How to Avoid Them
de Bill Walsh
621 membres
7 critiques
4
Member
AnnaClaire,lorax ,DaynaRT ,aulsmith
Explications
aulsmith : This is about a single language, not language in general