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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

Phrases and Names, Their Origins and Meanings

Phrases and Names, Their Origins and Meanings

by Trench H. Johnson

De grondbeginselen der Nederlandsche spelling Regeling der spelling voor het woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal

De grondbeginselen der Nederlandsche spelling Regeling der spelling voor het woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal

by L. A. te Winkel

A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James.

A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James.

by John Camden Hotten

Rustic Speech and Folk-Lore

Rustic Speech and Folk-Lore

by Elizabeth Mary Wright

English as She is Wrote Showing Curious Ways in which the English Language may be made to Convey Ideas or obscure them.

English as She is Wrote Showing Curious Ways in which the English Language may be made to Convey Ideas or obscure them.

by Anonymous

English Surnames: Their Sources and Significations

English Surnames: Their Sources and Significations

by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 3, Myths and Languages The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3

The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 3, Myths and Languages The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3

by Hubert Howe Bancroft

Dictionnaire d'argot fin-de-siècle

Dictionnaire d'argot fin-de-siècle

by Charles Virmaître

Practical Grammar and Composition

Practical Grammar and Composition

by Thomas Wood

The Teaching and Cultivation of the French Language in England during Tudor and Stuart Times With an Introductory Chapter on the Preceding Period

The Teaching and Cultivation of the French Language in England during Tudor and Stuart Times With an Introductory Chapter on the Preceding Period

by K. Rebillon (Kathleen Rebillon) Lambley

The Public School Word-book A conribution to to a historical glossary of words phrases and turns of expression obsolete and in current use peculiar to our great public schools together with some that have been or are modish at the universities

The Public School Word-book A conribution to to a historical glossary of words phrases and turns of expression obsolete and in current use peculiar to our great public schools together with some that have been or are modish at the universities

by John Stephen Farmer

Cabos sueltos: Literatura y lingüística

Cabos sueltos: Literatura y lingüística

by Julio Cejador y Frauca

Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses

Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses

by Frederick W. (Frederick William) Hamilton

Practical High School Speller

Practical High School Speller

Anguish Languish

Anguish Languish

by Howard L. Chace

Putnam's Phrase Book An Aid to Social Letter Writing and to Ready and Effective Conversation, with Over 100 Model Social Letters and 6000 of the World's Best English Phrases

Putnam's Phrase Book An Aid to Social Letter Writing and to Ready and Effective Conversation, with Over 100 Model Social Letters and 6000 of the World's Best English Phrases

by Edwin Hamlin Carr

Practice Book, Leland Powers School

Practice Book, Leland Powers School

by Leland Todd Powers

An Easy Introduction to Spanish Conversation Containing all that is necessary to make a rapid progress in it

An Easy Introduction to Spanish Conversation Containing all that is necessary to make a rapid progress in it

by Mariano Velázquez de la Cadena

Elements of Debating: A Manual for Use in High Schools and Academies

Elements of Debating: A Manual for Use in High Schools and Academies

by Leverett S. (Leverett Samuel) Lyon

Parts of Speech: Essays on English

Parts of Speech: Essays on English

by Brander Matthews

English spelling and spelling reform

English spelling and spelling reform

by Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury

A Short System of English Grammar For the Use of the Boarding School in Worcester (1759)

A Short System of English Grammar For the Use of the Boarding School in Worcester (1759)

by Henry Bate

Evolution of Expression — Volume 1

Evolution of Expression — Volume 1

by Charles Wesley Emerson

Compound Words A Study of the Principles of Compounding, the Components of Compounds, and the Use of the Hyphen

Compound Words A Study of the Principles of Compounding, the Components of Compounds, and the Use of the Hyphen

by Frederick W. (Frederick William) Hamilton

Verdadeiro metodo de estudar (Vol. I)

Verdadeiro metodo de estudar (Vol. I)

by Luís António Verney

Greek primer, colloquial and constructive

Greek primer, colloquial and constructive

by John Stuart Blackie

A Record of Study in Aboriginal American Languages

by Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison) Brinton

Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 90, July 19, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 90, July 19, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

The Ancient Phonetic Alphabet of Yucatan

The Ancient Phonetic Alphabet of Yucatan

by Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison) Brinton

Hieroglyfic: or, a Grammatical Introduction to an Universal Hieroglyfic Language

Hieroglyfic: or, a Grammatical Introduction to an Universal Hieroglyfic Language

by Rowland Jones

Verkaro de V. N. Devjatnin, Libro Unua

Verkaro de V. N. Devjatnin, Libro Unua

by V. N. (Vasilij Nikolaevic) Devjatnin

Literature of the Indian Languages A Bibliographical Catalogue of Books, Translations of the Scriptures, and Other Publications in the Indian Tongues of the United States, With Brief Critical Notes

Literature of the Indian Languages A Bibliographical Catalogue of Books, Translations of the Scriptures, and Other Publications in the Indian Tongues of the United States, With Brief Critical Notes

by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

The Esperantist, Vol. 1, No. 3

The Esperantist, Vol. 1, No. 3

Three Articles on Metaphor

Three Articles on Metaphor

by Society for Pure English

Raporto pri la oka kongreso de esperantistoj (Krakovo 1912)

Raporto pri la oka kongreso de esperantistoj (Krakovo 1912)

by Ned Katryn

English Past and Present

English Past and Present

by Richard Chenevix Trench

Putnam's Word Book A Practical Aid in Expressing Ideas Through the Use of an Exact and Varied Vocabulary

Putnam's Word Book A Practical Aid in Expressing Ideas Through the Use of an Exact and Varied Vocabulary

by Louis A. (Louis Andrew) Flemming

The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant Being a collection of select pieces from our best modern writers, calculated to eradicate vulgar prejudices and rusticity of manners, improve the understanding, rectify the will, purify the passions, direct the minds of youth to the pursuit of proper objects, and to facilitate their reading, writing, and speaking the English language with elegance and propriety

The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant Being a collection of select pieces from our best modern writers, calculated to eradicate vulgar prejudices and rusticity of manners, improve the understanding, rectify the will, purify the passions, direct the minds of youth to the pursuit of proper objects, and to facilitate their reading, writing, and speaking the English language with elegance and propriety

by John Hamilton Moore

Studien und Plaudereien im Vaterland. Second Series

Studien und Plaudereien im Vaterland. Second Series

by Sigmon M. (Sigmon Martin) Stern, Menco Stern

English-Bisaya Grammar, in Twenty Eight Lessons

English-Bisaya Grammar, in Twenty Eight Lessons

A short introduction to English grammar : with critical notes

A short introduction to English grammar : with critical notes

by Robert Lowth

A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature

A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature

by Henry Jenner

Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race

Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race

by Arthur James Johnes

The Esperanto Teacher: A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians

The Esperanto Teacher: A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians

by Helen Fryer

Talks on Talking

Talks on Talking

by Grenville Kleiser

A glossary of Tudor and Stuart words, especially from the dramatists

A glossary of Tudor and Stuart words, especially from the dramatists

by Walter W. (Walter William) Skeat

The American Race A Linguistic Classification and Ethnographic Description of the Native Tribes of North and South America

The American Race A Linguistic Classification and Ethnographic Description of the Native Tribes of North and South America

by Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison) Brinton

Mga Dakilang Pilipino; o ang kaibigan ng mga nagaaral

Mga Dakilang Pilipino; o ang kaibigan ng mga nagaaral

by Jose N. Sevilla

The Frontiers of Language and Nationality in Europe

The Frontiers of Language and Nationality in Europe

by Leon Dominian

A Finnish Grammar

A Finnish Grammar

by Charles Eliot

A Book About Words

A Book About Words

by G. F. (George Frederick) Graham

Abbreviations and Signs A Primer of Information about Abbreviations and Signs, with Classified Lists of Those in Most Common Use

Abbreviations and Signs A Primer of Information about Abbreviations and Signs, with Classified Lists of Those in Most Common Use

by Frederick W. (Frederick William) Hamilton

Notes and Queries, Number 210, November 5, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, Number 210, November 5, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

Bases para a unificação da ortografia que deve ser adoptada nas escolas e publicações oficiais

Bases para a unificação da ortografia que deve ser adoptada nas escolas e publicações oficiais

by Anonymous

Notes and Queries, Number 85, June 14, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, Number 85, June 14, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

The Esperantist, Vol. 1, No. 12

The Esperantist, Vol. 1, No. 12

Exercises upon the Different Parts of Italian Speech, with References to Veneroni's Grammar to which is added an abridgement of the Roman history, intended at once to make the learner acquainted with history, and the idiom of the Italian language

Exercises upon the Different Parts of Italian Speech, with References to Veneroni's Grammar to which is added an abridgement of the Roman history, intended at once to make the learner acquainted with history, and the idiom of the Italian language

by Ferdinando Bottarelli

The Esperantist, Vol. 1, No. 8

The Esperantist, Vol. 1, No. 8

Style and the Man

Style and the Man

by Meredith Nicholson

The Esperantist, Vol. 2, No. 9

The Esperantist, Vol. 2, No. 9

Pons tironum

by R. B. (Reginald Bainbridge) Appleton, W. H. S. (William Henry Samuel) Jones

Helps to Latin Translation at Sight

Helps to Latin Translation at Sight

by Edmund Luce

The American Language A Preliminary Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States

The American Language A Preliminary Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States

by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken

A dictionary of English proverbs and proverbial phrases : with a copious index of principal words

A dictionary of English proverbs and proverbial phrases : with a copious index of principal words

A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language From the Semi-Saxon Period of A.D. 1250 to 1300

A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language From the Semi-Saxon Period of A.D. 1250 to 1300

by Herbert Coleridge

History of Christian names

History of Christian names

by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or Indian Trade Language, of the North Pacific Coast

Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or Indian Trade Language, of the North Pacific Coast

A Glossary of Words used in the Country of Wiltshire

A Glossary of Words used in the Country of Wiltshire

by George Edward Dartnell, E. H. (Edward Hungerford) Goddard

A cursory history of swearing

A cursory history of swearing

by Julian Sharman

The discovery and decipherment of the trilingual cuneiform inscriptions

The discovery and decipherment of the trilingual cuneiform inscriptions

by Arthur John Booth

A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English

A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English

by William Richards

A manual of pronunciation : for practical use in schools and families

A manual of pronunciation : for practical use in schools and families

by Otis Ashmore

Practical Exercises in English

Practical Exercises in English

by Huber Gray Buehler

Reflections on Dr. Swift's Letter to Harley (1712) and The British Academy (1712)

Reflections on Dr. Swift's Letter to Harley (1712) and The British Academy (1712)

by Mr. (John) Oldmixon, Arthur Maynwaring

Why We Punctuate; or, Reason Versus Rule in the Use of Marks

Why We Punctuate; or, Reason Versus Rule in the Use of Marks

by William Livingston Klein

Practical Argumentation

Practical Argumentation

by George K. (George Kynett) Pattee

Dictionnaire du patois du pays de Bray

Dictionnaire du patois du pays de Bray

by J.-E. (Jean-Eugène) Decorde

Conversation: Its Faults and Its Graces

Conversation: Its Faults and Its Graces

Expressive Voice Culture, Including the Emerson System

Expressive Voice Culture, Including the Emerson System

by Jessie Eldridge Southwick

The Comic English Grammar: A New and Facetious Introduction to the English Tongue

The Comic English Grammar: A New and Facetious Introduction to the English Tongue

by Percival Leigh

Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader

Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader

by John Ludwig Hülshof

Iets over de grammaticale beoefening der Friesche taal in haar geheelen omvang

Iets over de grammaticale beoefening der Friesche taal in haar geheelen omvang

by Albartus Telting

Aleutian Indian and English Dictionary Common Words in the Dialects of the Aleutian Indian Language as Spoken by the Oogashik, Egashik, Anangashuk and Misremie Tribes Around Sulima River and Neighboring Parts of the Alaska Peninsula

Aleutian Indian and English Dictionary Common Words in the Dialects of the Aleutian Indian Language as Spoken by the Oogashik, Egashik, Anangashuk and Misremie Tribes Around Sulima River and Neighboring Parts of the Alaska Peninsula

by Charles A. Lee

Burgess Unabridged: A new dictionary of words you have always needed

Burgess Unabridged: A new dictionary of words you have always needed

by Gelett Burgess

Úplná učebnice mezinárodní řeči dra. Esperanta

Úplná učebnice mezinárodní řeči dra. Esperanta

by František Vladimír Lorenc

The Esperantist, Vol. 1, No. 2

The Esperantist, Vol. 1, No. 2

A philosophicall essay for the reunion of the languages : or, The art of knowing all by the mastery of one

A philosophicall essay for the reunion of the languages : or, The art of knowing all by the mastery of one

by Pierre Besnier

The Esperantist, Vol. 1, No. 1

The Esperantist, Vol. 1, No. 1

The Esperantist, Vol. 2, No. 4

The Esperantist, Vol. 2, No. 4

The Esperantist, Vol. 1, No. 11

The Esperantist, Vol. 1, No. 11

Kurzgefaßte Deutsche Stilistik

Kurzgefaßte Deutsche Stilistik

by Otto Lyon

Ο Ψυχάρης και το έργο του

Ο Ψυχάρης και το έργο του

by Kostas Phlores

Latin Phrase-Book

Latin Phrase-Book

by Carl Meissner

German Science Reader An Introduction to Scientific German, for Students of Physics, Chemistry and Engineering

German Science Reader An Introduction to Scientific German, for Students of Physics, Chemistry and Engineering

by Charles Frederick Kroeh

Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language

Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language

by Diego Collado

The life of Cardinal Mezzofanti With an introductory memoir of eminent linguists, ancient and modern

The life of Cardinal Mezzofanti With an introductory memoir of eminent linguists, ancient and modern

by Charles William Russell

English As We Speak It in Ireland

English As We Speak It in Ireland

by P. W. (Patrick Weston) Joyce

Pennsylvania Dutch: A Dialect of South German With an Infusion of English

Pennsylvania Dutch: A Dialect of South German With an Infusion of English

by Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically

Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically

by Frederick W. (Frederick William) Hamilton

Dictionnaire Argot-Français

Dictionnaire Argot-Français

by Napoléon Hayard