Language: Reference & General

History, memory and trauma as well as their complex interrelations have been lying at the centre of interdisciplinary academic debates since the en...

The best childrens and young adult novels take readers on wonderful outward adventures and stirring inward journeys. In The Magic Words, editor Che...

For more than thirty years, Writing for Social Scientists has been a lifeboat for writers in all fields, from beginning students to published autho...

With over 11 million speakers world-wide, Catalan thrives and is actively promoted in the business markets and schools of Catalan-speaking cultures...

Is this the right book for me?Write Winning Essays and Dissertations is an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to improve their assessed written ...

Ketchup began as a fermented fish sauce from Chinas Fujian province: ke for fermented fish, tchup for sauce. The British were the first to add toma...

English Grammar Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition is grammar First Aid for anyone wanting to perfect their English and develop the practical skills ...

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...

What do you do when you use a metaphor? Or a simile or analogy? Can you tell the difference between a synecdoche and a metonymy? What are the se...

This fun, absorbing book, packed with quirky bite-sized lists, quizzes and trivia, is an exploration of the Latin language, aiming to prove that it...

The existence of the Welsh-language can come as a surprise to those who assume that English is the foundation language of Britain. However, J. R. R...