Overview :Twentieth Anniversary Edition with Contributions from Joe Hill and Owen King Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this... Read More
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Overview :The classic book on the development of human language by the world's leading expert on language and the mind.In this classic, the world's ex... Read More
Overview :This is the third edition of Chomsky's outstanding collection of essays on language and mind, first published in 2006. The first six chapter... Read More
Overview :From the creator of the New York Times dialect quiz that ignited conversations about how and why we say the words we say, a stunning and del... Read More
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Overview :The most original and authoritative voice of today's English lexicography presents a fully revised new edition of his beloved usage dictiona... Read More
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Overview :The most original and authoritative voice of today's English lexicography presents a fully revised new edition of his beloved usage dictiona... Read More
Overview :This is the first textbook on the structure of Japanese written in the framework of generative linguistics. It serves both as an introductio... Read More
Overview :This book develops the dual themes that languages can differ widely in their vocabularies, and are also sensitive indices to the cultures to... Read More
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Overview :Described by the New York Times as "arguably the most important intellectual alive," Noam Chomsky is known throughout the world for his high... Read More