linguistics

Explores the innumerable facets of language, discussing how languages are born, how conversations work, how people learn to read, how gestures and tone of voice impact communication, how people absorb grammatical rules, and other related topics.

A collection of articles from the science section of "The New York Times" in which the authors report recent findings on various aspects of language.

Explains how forensic linguists use the grammar, word choices, and accents people use when they speak and write to help police solve crimes.

Examines the ways language grows and changes and the effect of different syntax and speech patterns on communication.

Studies the effects the Internet is having on human language, discussing the language of e-mail, chat groups, and virtual worlds, the neologisms spawned by electronic communication, the formal conventions governing electronic communication, new types of graphic communcational devices, and other related topics.

An introduction to the science of language, discussing such topics as how languages work, historical linguistics, language acquisition, language change, and language perception.

A practical guide for English teachers covering basic reading and verbal skills, grammar, and vocabulary and provides instruction on lesson planning, assessments, dealing with special needs students, and ethics in the classroom.

A lighthearted analysis of how language and culture shape each other, discussing the possibility that different languages may result in different thought processes and the view that language fundamentals are biologically driven.

Traces the history of the English language, focusing on the factors that have led to the many differences between spoken and written English around the world and placing the evolution of grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary in the context of the larger history of English, America, and literature.