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Language & Communication

Step into the living machinery of language, where words are chosen like weapons, shaped like music, and decoded like secrets. This bookshelf moves from dictionaries and synonym guides to pronunciation, grammar, alphabets, and invented tongues, revealing how humans refine meaning and make themselves understood. For anyone fascinated by expression, translation, and the hidden architecture behind every sentence, this is a journey into communication at its most powerful.

570 Audiobooks

A Key Into the Language of America, or an Help to the Language of the Natives in That Part of America Called New-England Together with Briefe Observations of the Customes, Manners, and Worships, &c. of the Aforesaid Natives, etc.

A Key Into the Language of America, or an Help to the Language of the Natives in That Part of America Called New-England Together with Briefe Observations of the Customes, Manners, and Worships, &c. of the Aforesaid Natives, etc.

by Roger Williams

An Elementary Spanish Reader

An Elementary Spanish Reader

by Earl Stanley Harrison

A Graduated English-Welsh Spelling Book

A Graduated English-Welsh Spelling Book

by John Lewis

Dictionnaire de nos fautes contre la langue française

Dictionnaire de nos fautes contre la langue française

by Raoul Rinfret

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

by William Greenfield

Etimología de los Nombres de Razas de Filipinas

Etimología de los Nombres de Razas de Filipinas

by T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo) Pardo de Tavera

Dictionnaire raisonné des onomatopées françaises

Dictionnaire raisonné des onomatopées françaises

by Charles Nodier

Contribucion Para El Estudio de los Antiguos Alfabetos Filipinos

Contribucion Para El Estudio de los Antiguos Alfabetos Filipinos

by T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo) Pardo de Tavera

French Conversation and Composition

French Conversation and Composition

by Harry Vincent Wann

Account of the Romansh Language In a Letter to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S.

Account of the Romansh Language In a Letter to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S.

by Joseph Planta

Geschichte der Englischen Sprache und Literatur von den ältesten Zeiten bis zur Einführung der Buchdruckerkunst

Geschichte der Englischen Sprache und Literatur von den ältesten Zeiten bis zur Einführung der Buchdruckerkunst

by Ottomar Behnsch

Le français tel que le parlent nos tirailleurs sénégalais

Le français tel que le parlent nos tirailleurs sénégalais

by Anonymous

De francicae linguae recta pronuntiatione

De francicae linguae recta pronuntiatione

by Théodore de Bèze

A First Spanish Reader

A First Spanish Reader

by Erwin W. (Erwin William) Roessler, Alfred Remy

An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4

An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4

by John Locke

Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language

Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language

by Samuel Johnson

Sprachbilder nach bestimmten Sprachregeln Ein einfaches und praktisches Hilfsbuch für den deutschen Sprachunterricht in der Volksschule

Sprachbilder nach bestimmten Sprachregeln Ein einfaches und praktisches Hilfsbuch für den deutschen Sprachunterricht in der Volksschule

by Franz Wiedemann

A Spelling-Book for Advanced Classes

A Spelling-Book for Advanced Classes

by Oliver Optic

Studien und Plaudereien. First Series

Studien und Plaudereien. First Series

by Sigmon M. (Sigmon Martin) Stern

How to Write Clearly: Rules and Exercises on English Composition

How to Write Clearly: Rules and Exercises on English Composition

by Edwin Abbott Abbott

Kynäilijä : Helppotajuinen opas kirjoitusten sepittämisessä

Kynäilijä : Helppotajuinen opas kirjoitusten sepittämisessä

by Johannes Linnankoski

Om det nord-tschudiska språket Akademisk afhandling

Om det nord-tschudiska språket Akademisk afhandling

by Elias Lönnrot

Sanders' Union Fourth Reader Embracing a Full Exposition of the Principles of Rhetorical Reading; with Numerous Exercises for Practice, Both in Prose and Poetry, Various in Style, and Carefully Adapted to the Purposes of Teaching in Schools of Every Grade

Sanders' Union Fourth Reader Embracing a Full Exposition of the Principles of Rhetorical Reading; with Numerous Exercises for Practice, Both in Prose and Poetry, Various in Style, and Carefully Adapted to the Purposes of Teaching in Schools of Every Grade

by Charles W. (Charles Walton) Sanders

Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

A Complete Grammar of Esperanto

A Complete Grammar of Esperanto

by Ivy Kellerman Reed

Soll die plattdeutsche Sprache gepflegt oder ausgerottet werden? Gegen Ersteres und für Letzteres

Soll die plattdeutsche Sprache gepflegt oder ausgerottet werden? Gegen Ersteres und für Letzteres

by Ludolf Wienbarg

Dialogues in French and English

Dialogues in French and English

by William Caxton

The Voice and Spiritual Education

The Voice and Spiritual Education

by Hiram Corson

La manière de bien traduire d'une langue en aultre

La manière de bien traduire d'une langue en aultre

by Etienne Dolet

De Nederlandsche Geslachtsnamen in Oorsprong, Geschiedenis en Beteekenis

De Nederlandsche Geslachtsnamen in Oorsprong, Geschiedenis en Beteekenis

by Johan Winkler

Noah Webster American Men of Letters

Noah Webster American Men of Letters

by Horace Elisha Scudder

Dictionnaire complet de l'argot employé dans les Mystères de Paris

Dictionnaire complet de l'argot employé dans les Mystères de Paris

by Anonymous

New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words

New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words

by William Swinton

Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552

Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552

by Garrick Mallery

Glossaire franco-canadien et vocabulaire de locutions vicieuses usitées au Canada

Glossaire franco-canadien et vocabulaire de locutions vicieuses usitées au Canada

by Oscar Dunn

Mineralogia Polyglotta

Mineralogia Polyglotta

by Christian Keferstein

Dionysius of Halicarnassus On Literary Composition Being the Greek Text of the De Compositione Verborum

Dionysius of Halicarnassus On Literary Composition Being the Greek Text of the De Compositione Verborum

by of Halicarnassus Dionysius

Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society

Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society

by George Borrow

A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay

A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay

by Sir William Edward Maxwell

Indian Linguistic Families of America, North of Mexico Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 1-142

Indian Linguistic Families of America, North of Mexico Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 1-142

by John Wesley Powell

Glossaire du patois normand

Glossaire du patois normand

by Louis Du Bois

Public Speaking: Principles and Practice

Public Speaking: Principles and Practice

by Irvah Lester Winter

On the Evolution of Language First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 1-16

On the Evolution of Language First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 1-16

by John Wesley Powell

Grammar-land; Or, Grammar in Fun for the Children of Schoolroom-shire

Grammar-land; Or, Grammar in Fun for the Children of Schoolroom-shire

by M. L. Nesbitt

Engelsk-Svensk och Svensk-Engelsk Ordbok Med Fullständig Uttalsbeteckning

Engelsk-Svensk och Svensk-Engelsk Ordbok Med Fullständig Uttalsbeteckning

by Frederick Lönnkvist

Diccionario Español-Bisaya : Segunda edición

Diccionario Español-Bisaya : Segunda edición

by Juan Félix de la Encarnación

On the Study of Words

On the Study of Words

by Richard Chenevix Trench

Austral English : A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia

Austral English : A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia

by Edward Ellis Morris

Extracto de la gramatica mutsun

Extracto de la gramatica mutsun

by Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta

Della illustrazione delle lingue antiche e moderne e principalmente dell'italiana procurata nel secolo XVIII. dagli Italiani - Parte II

Della illustrazione delle lingue antiche e moderne e principalmente dell'italiana procurata nel secolo XVIII. dagli Italiani - Parte II

by Cesare Lucchesini

The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX.

The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX.

by William T. Preyer

Public Speaking

Public Speaking

by Clarence Stratton

First Italian Readings

First Italian Readings

by Various Authors

Business Hints for Men and Women

Business Hints for Men and Women

by A. R. (Alfred Rochefort) Calhoun

Rebilius Cruso: Robinson Crusoe, in Latin; a book to lighten tedium to a learner

Rebilius Cruso: Robinson Crusoe, in Latin; a book to lighten tedium to a learner

by Daniel Defoe

A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive, 7th Edition, Vol. I

A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive, 7th Edition, Vol. I

by John Stuart Mill

A Grammar of the English Tongue

A Grammar of the English Tongue

by Samuel Johnson

Den Lilla Swenska och Finska Tolken = Ruottalainen ja Suomalainen Kielikirja

by Anonymous

Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech

Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech

by Edward Sapir

Lecturas fáciles con ejercicios

Lecturas fáciles con ejercicios

by Lawrence A. (Lawrence Augustus) Wilkins, Max Aaron Luria

Write It Right: A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults

Write It Right: A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults

by Ambrose Bierce

Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic

Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic

by Benedetto Croce

"Stops", Or How to Punctuate A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students

"Stops", Or How to Punctuate A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students

by Paul Allardyce

La Lastaj Tagoj de Dro L. L. Zamenhof kaj la Funebra Ceremonio

La Lastaj Tagoj de Dro L. L. Zamenhof kaj la Funebra Ceremonio

Keur van Nederlandsche Synoniemen Ten gebruike bij de studie voor de hulp- en hoofdacte en op inrichtingen voor M.O.

Keur van Nederlandsche Synoniemen Ten gebruike bij de studie voor de hulp- en hoofdacte en op inrichtingen voor M.O.

by Teunis Pluim

Reise in die Aequinoctial-Gegenden des neuen Continents. Band 2.

Reise in die Aequinoctial-Gegenden des neuen Continents. Band 2.

by Alexander von Humboldt

Comment on Prononce le Français Traité complet de prononciation pratique avec le noms propres et les mots étrangers

Comment on Prononce le Français Traité complet de prononciation pratique avec le noms propres et les mots étrangers

by Philippe Martinon

Rebilius Crūsō : Robinson Crusoe, in Latin; a book to lighten tedium to a learner

Rebilius Crūsō : Robinson Crusoe, in Latin; a book to lighten tedium to a learner

by Daniel Defoe

Mathias Aleksanteri Castrén

Mathias Aleksanteri Castrén

by Anna-Maria Tallgren

Le parler populaire des Canadiens français ou, Lexique des canadianismes, acadianismes, anglicismes, américanismes, mots anglais les plus en usage au sein des familles canadiennes et acadiennes françaises

Le parler populaire des Canadiens français ou, Lexique des canadianismes, acadianismes, anglicismes, américanismes, mots anglais les plus en usage au sein des familles canadiennes et acadiennes françaises

by N.-E. (Narcisse-Eutrope) Dionne

Manuel des difficultés les plus communes de la langue française, adapté au jeune âge et suivi d'un recueil de locutions vicieuses

Manuel des difficultés les plus communes de la langue française, adapté au jeune âge et suivi d'un recueil de locutions vicieuses

by Thomas Maguire

Fundamenta Krestomatio

Fundamenta Krestomatio

by L. L. (Ludwik Lejzer) Zamenhof

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 13: Grammarians and Rhetoricians

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 13: Grammarians and Rhetoricians

by Suetonius

McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader

McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader

by William Holmes McGuffey

Picture-Writing of the American Indians Tenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1888-89, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1893, pages 3-822

Picture-Writing of the American Indians Tenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1888-89, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1893, pages 3-822

by Garrick Mallery

Chips from a German Workshop, Volume 4 Essays Chiefly on the Science of Language

Chips from a German Workshop, Volume 4 Essays Chiefly on the Science of Language

by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller

New Century Speaker and Writer: Being a Standard Work on Composition and Oratory

New Century Speaker and Writer: Being a Standard Work on Composition and Oratory

by Henry Davenport Northrop

Notes and Queries, Number 189, June 11, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, Number 189, June 11, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

Every-Day Errors of Speech

Every-Day Errors of Speech

by L. P. Meredith

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces

by Samuel Johnson

Het Esperanto in Twintig Lessen

Het Esperanto in Twintig Lessen

by A. Blok

Dictionnaire grammatical du mauvais langage ou, Recueil des expressions et des phrases vicieuses usitées en France, et notamment à Lyon

Dictionnaire grammatical du mauvais langage ou, Recueil des expressions et des phrases vicieuses usitées en France, et notamment à Lyon

by Étienne Molard

The Importance of the Proof-reader A Paper read before the Club of Odd Volumes, in Boston, by John Wilson

The Importance of the Proof-reader A Paper read before the Club of Odd Volumes, in Boston, by John Wilson

by John Wilson

The Aural System Being the Most Direct, the Straight-Line Method for the Simultaneous Fourfold Mastery of a Foreign Language.

The Aural System Being the Most Direct, the Straight-Line Method for the Simultaneous Fourfold Mastery of a Foreign Language.

by Charles Hardy

A Middle English Vocabulary, Designed for use with Sisam's Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose

A Middle English Vocabulary, Designed for use with Sisam's Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose

by J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) Tolkien

Hossfeld's Spanish Dialogues, and Idiomatic Phrases Indispensible for a Rapid Acquisition of the Spanish Language

Hossfeld's Spanish Dialogues, and Idiomatic Phrases Indispensible for a Rapid Acquisition of the Spanish Language

by W. N. (William N.) Cornett, C. Hossfeld

Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases A Practical Handbook Of Pertinent Expressions, Striking Similes, Literary, Commercial, Conversational, And Oratorical Terms, For The Embellishment Of Speech And Literature, And The Improvement Of The Vocabulary Of Those Persons Who Read, Write, And Speak English

Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases A Practical Handbook Of Pertinent Expressions, Striking Similes, Literary, Commercial, Conversational, And Oratorical Terms, For The Embellishment Of Speech And Literature, And The Improvement Of The Vocabulary Of Those Persons Who Read, Write, And Speak English

by Grenville Kleiser

Historical Manual of English Prosody

Historical Manual of English Prosody

by George Saintsbury

Higher Lessons in English: A work on English grammar and composition

Higher Lessons in English: A work on English grammar and composition

by Alonzo Reed, Brainerd Kellogg

Anglo-Saxon Primer, With Grammar, Notes, and Glossary Eighth Edition Revised

Anglo-Saxon Primer, With Grammar, Notes, and Glossary Eighth Edition Revised

by Henry Sweet

Sign talk : a universal signal code, without apparatus, for use in the Army, the Navy, camping, hunting, and daily life

Sign talk : a universal signal code, without apparatus, for use in the Army, the Navy, camping, hunting, and daily life

by Ernest Thompson Seton

Dictionnaire François—Onontagué

Dictionnaire François—Onontagué

by John Gilmary Shea

La civilisation japonaise conférences faites à l'école spéciale des langues orientales

La civilisation japonaise conférences faites à l'école spéciale des langues orientales

by Léon de Rosny

Γραφτή και Δημοτική και το Γλωσσικό Ζήτημα στην Ελλάδα

Γραφτή και Δημοτική και το Γλωσσικό Ζήτημα στην Ελλάδα

by Karl Brugman

Style

Style

by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh

Familiar dialogues : for the instruction of them, that be desirous to learne to speake English, and perfectlye to pronounce the same

Familiar dialogues : for the instruction of them, that be desirous to learne to speake English, and perfectlye to pronounce the same

by Jacques Bellot

The Gypsies

The Gypsies

by Charles Godfrey Leland

Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch A contribution to the study of the linguistic relations of English and Scandinavian

Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch A contribution to the study of the linguistic relations of English and Scandinavian

by George T. (George Tobias) Flom

Allerhand Sprachdummheiten Kleine deutsche Grammatik des Zweifelhaften, des Falschen und des Häßlichen

Allerhand Sprachdummheiten Kleine deutsche Grammatik des Zweifelhaften, des Falschen und des Häßlichen

by Gustav Wustmann

A select glossary of English words used formerly in senses different from their present

A select glossary of English words used formerly in senses different from their present

by Richard Chenevix Trench