Language Myths16 reviews Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999 A study of the nature of language + Witty and enlightening + Linguistic Myth-Busters Readers interested in linguistics will learn that language change can't be prevented because it is a self-regulating system which takes care of itself. All languages are capable of vocabulary expansion to deal with new areas of life their speakers need to talk about. The media, often wrongly ...             The World of the Rings: Language, Religion, and Adventure in Tolkien2 reviews Jared C. Lobdell Open Court, 2004 A Loving Look At Middle Earth + Short, but sweet This book was originally published ca 1980 as England and Always. I have not seen the original so I can't tell how much of this book is new material (beyond a chapter dealing with Peter Jackson's films). Lobdell has examined Tolkien's writings from several interesting and unusual perspectives. ...             Lawyers' Language: The Distinctiveness of Legal Language Alfred Phillips RoutledgeCurzon, 2002 An interesting examination of law as language use or discourse, this study looks at the transformation of ordinary language into a special discourse for the purposes of the legal system. It is widely accepted that legal discourse is obscure, and often the public resent the fact that access to the law of the land is obstructed by the opaqueness of legal language. This book argues that the ...             The Mother Tongue122 reviews Bill Bryson Harper Perennial, 1991 Amazing! + A book worth rereading + Flawed but Effective Introduction to What Makes English, and Language, Fascinating. + A tribute to the English language             Language, Thought, and Other Biological Categories: New Foundations for Realism2 reviews Ruth Garrett Millikan The MIT Press, 1987 defines "function" in a non-circular way + An essential source for philosophy of mind The book explains why the reproduction of tools, actions, adaptations and habits can matter separately from single instances of use, without referring to any specialized internal mechanisms, as Fodor or Chomsky might require. It thus throws an enormous weight of exemplary philosophical junk ...             Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation542 reviews Lynne Truss Gotham, 2006 An ode to an endangered species: Punctuation + It gets folks fired up, doesn't it? + Fun book This book is not a grammar or style guide. This is rather a book by someone who is passionate about language, in general, and punctuation, in particular. If you see a signboard of a shop advertising "CD's, Video's, DVD's, and Book's", and if you see another one declaring "No Dogs Please" and both ...             The Elements of Style: The Original Edition10 reviews William Strunk Dover Publications, 2006 Simple, Yet Completely Necessary + Excellent + If you don't own this little gem...get it! + Classic Book to Improve Your Writing             The Elements of Style (Coyote Canyon Press Classics)384 reviews William Strunk Coyote Canyon Press, 2007 a concise review of grammar rules, extremely useful! + The Elements of Style + Good Book William Strunk's book "The Elements of Style" was recommended to me by an American friend, whose linguistic abilities I value very high. I ordered the book immediately and was surprised, when it arrived, by how thin it was. It turned out to be a compendium, which would best be memorized (I am not ...             William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White's "The Elements of Style": A Study Guide from Gale's "Nonfiction Classics ...2 reviews The Gale Group, 2003 Did Not Leave My Prepositions Dangling A condensed review for a condensed version of the Bible of style. Rule 1: Do Not Let Your Prepositions . . . . . . dangle. This advice will help you avoid difficult moments when you get to college. For example, on your first day at Harvard do not approach a senior and inquire: "Where is Harvard ...             Shakespeare: The World as Stage (Eminent Lives)71 reviews Bill Bryson Eminent Lives, 2007 As much as most people will ever want to know + Something for everyone + If there be nothing new * + A summary of his life and a defense of his authorship via Bryson + Wit, Logic, and Love for the Bard             The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Perennial Classics)107 reviews Steven Pinker Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2000 Great book + A fascinating, but somewhat thickly written story + enjoyable + Just plain fun. + Doesn't teach you how to learn languages.             Knowledge Representation and the Semantics of Natural Language (Cognitive Technologies)1 review Hermann Helbig Springer, 2005 Wealth of information, buried in jargon This book has a wealth of solid information about knowledge representation (KR). It is focused on Multinets, an advanced type of semantic network. The author brings years of experience to this subject. The book deals thoroughly with many aspects of KR such as relationships, categories, ...             Painless Grammar (Painless Series)23 reviews Rebecca Elliott Ph.D. Barron's Educational Series, 2006 Great Book! + Great for students or adults! + This Is So Brilliant! + Painlessly perfect + A Book for All Grammar Phobes             Language and Linguistics in Context: Readings and Applications for Teachers Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005 This textbook, designed for courses in first-and-second language education, provides a "big picture" view of basic linguistics through readings organized in 3 thematic units-"What is Language and How is it Acquired?"; "How Does Language Change?"; and "Wh             Translation Today: Trends and Perspectives Multilingual Matters Limited, 2003             The Five Love Languages for Singles (Chapman, Gary)33 reviews Gary Chapman Northfield Publishing, 2004 A Must read1 + A must read! + Insightful + helpful read, recommend skimming             A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Oxford Language Classics Series)18 reviews Henry Fowler Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 The standard to which all the others are compared + Timeless, despite changes in the language + A necessity + The standard upon which the others are built             Adios, Strunk and White: A Handbook for the New Academic Essay, Third Edition10 reviews Gary Hoffman, Glynis Hoffman Verve Press, 2003 This book has re-energized my classroom!!!!!! + A great book for getting writers excited about writing! + Hola, The Fine-tuned Version of Adios, Strunk and White + costa mesa             Scream Queens of the Dead Sea: Sex! Heavy Metal! Linguistics!15 reviews Gilad Elbom Thunder's Mouth Press, 2005 the best israeli novel about metal and mental i've read + It's not before you finish it that you'll be able to put this book down + A Welcome Addition to the Literary Canon + Metafiction Without the Chalky Aftertaste + Wild Ride             The Oxford Companion to the English Language (Oxford Companion to English Literature)5 reviews Oxford University Press, USA, 1992 An enyclopedia of English + Very entertaining and interesting; hard to take seriously as a solid reference work + Everything you need to know about literary terminology + The perfect bathroom book for English-language junkies.