Top Foreign Languages eBooks
"Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It" by Gabriel Wyner - This book provides a comprehensive guide to learning a foreign language quickly and effectively using a variety of techniques and strategies.
"The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building" by David J. Peterson - This book explores the process of creating fictional languages and provides insights into the art and science of language construction.
"The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language" by Steven Pinker - This book offers a fascinating look at the innate capacity for language that human beings possess and how it shapes our thoughts, perceptions, and communication.
"The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistics" edited by Keith Allan - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of linguistics and covers a wide range of topics from phonetics and syntax to language acquisition and psycholinguistics.
"Linguistics: An Introduction" by Andrew Radford, Martin Atkinson, David Britain, and Harald Clahsen - This book offers a clear and accessible introduction to the study of linguistics and covers the fundamental concepts and theories of the field.
"The Language of Thought" by Jerry A. Fodor - This book presents a groundbreaking theory of how the mind processes language and how this process is intimately connected with our ability to think and reason.
"Language Universals and Linguistic Typology" by Bernard Comrie - This book explores the cross-linguistic patterns and variations in the world's languages and offers insights into the fundamental principles of language structure and grammar.
"The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition" edited by Catherine J. Doughty and Michael H. Long - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of second language acquisition and covers a wide range of topics from cognitive and social aspects of language learning to classroom-based instruction.
"An Introduction to Linguistics" by Andrew Radford, Martin Atkinson, David Britain, and Harald Clahsen - This book offers a clear and concise introduction to the study of linguistics and provides a solid foundation for further exploration of the field.
"How to Learn a Foreign Language" by Paul Pimsleur - This book offers practical tips and strategies for learning a foreign language quickly and effectively using the Pimsleur Method.
"The Handbook of Linguistics" edited by Mark Aronoff and Janie Rees-Miller - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of linguistics and covers a wide range of topics from phonetics and phonology to semantics and pragmatics.
"Language, Culture, and Society: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology" by James Stanlaw - This book explores the interplay between language, culture, and society and offers insights into the ways in which language shapes our identity, relationships, and worldviews.
"The Psychology of Language" by Trevor A. Harley - This book offers a comprehensive overview of the cognitive and neuropsychological processes involved in language acquisition, comprehension, and production.
"Language Development" by Erika Hoff - This book provides a thorough introduction to the process of language development in children and covers the cognitive, social, and linguistic factors that contribute to language acquisition.
"The Structure of Language: An Introduction to Grammatical Analysis" by Marcela Flores - This book offers a clear and concise introduction to the principles of grammatical analysis and provides a foundation for further study of syntax, morphology, and phonology.
"Language Acquisition and Linguistic Theory" by Noam Chomsky - This book presents Chomsky's influential theory of language acquisition and offers insights into the innate linguistic abilities that human beings possess
"The Multilingual Mind: A Modular Processing Perspective" by Jürgen M. Meisel - This book offers a comprehensive overview of the processing mechanisms involved in multilingualism and provides insights into how different languages are represented and processed in the mind.
"Language Universals" by Bernard Comrie - This book explores the fundamental principles that underlie the world's languages and offers insights into the cross-linguistic patterns and variations that have been observed.
"The Linguistics Wars" by Randy Allen Harris - This book offers a historical account of the controversies and debates that have shaped the field of linguistics over the past century.
"Foreign Language Education and Its Cross-Curricular Links" edited by Lili Cavalheiro and Ana Maria Bernardo - This book explores the role of foreign language education in promoting interdisciplinary learning and provides insights into how language learning can be integrated into other areas of the curriculum.
"Introducing Linguistics: A Graphic Guide" by R. L. Trask and Bill Mayblin - This book provides an engaging and accessible introduction to the field of linguistics through the use of graphics and illustrations.
"The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language" by John H. McWhorter - This book offers a fascinating account of the origins and evolution of language and explores the ways in which language has shaped human culture and society.
"The Language of New Media" by Lev Manovich - This book explores the ways in which digital technologies have transformed the production, distribution, and consumption of media and offers insights into the new forms of communication and expression that have emerged.
"Language, Mind, and Brain" by Maria Teresa Guasti - This book offers a comprehensive overview of the relationship between language, mind, and brain and provides insights into the cognitive and neural mechanisms that underlie language processing.
"The Languages of the World" by Kenneth Katzner - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the world's languages and covers a wide range of topics from phonetics and grammar to the history and culture of language.
"Second Language Acquisition and the Critical Period Hypothesis" by David Birdsong - This book explores the critical period hypothesis, which suggests that there is a limited period during childhood in which language acquisition is most effective.
"Language in Thought and Action" by S. I. Hayakawa - This book offers a classic introduction to the power of language and the ways in which it shapes our perceptions, attitudes, and behavior.
"Language and Identity" edited by Carmen Llamas and Dominic Watt - This book explores the relationship between language and identity and provides insights into the ways in which language use reflects and shapes our sense of self and belonging.
"The Handbook of Pragmatics" edited by Laurence R. Horn and Gregory Ward - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of pragmatics and covers a wide range of topics from speech acts and implicature to conversation analysis and discourse.
"The Language Wars: A History of Proper English" by Henry Hitchings - This book offers a historical account of the debates and controversies surrounding the use of the English language and provides insights into the social and cultural factors that shape language use.
"The Bilingual Brain" by Albert Costa - This book explores the cognitive and neural mechanisms that underlie bilingualism and provides insights into the ways in which bilingualism affects cognitive and linguistic processing.
"Foreign Language Teaching in America: Theories and Approaches" by Harald Clahsen and Monika S. Schmid - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the theories and approaches to foreign language teaching in the United States.
"The Languages of the Brain".
"The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistics" edited by Keith Allan - This book offers a comprehensive overview of the field of linguistics and covers a wide range of topics from phonetics and phonology to syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.
"An Introduction to Linguistics" by Andrew Radford, Martin Atkinson, David Britain, and Harald Clahsen - This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of linguistics and covers a wide range of topics from the structure of language to language change and variation.
"The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition" edited by Catherine J. Doughty and Michael H. Long - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of second language acquisition and covers a wide range of topics from language input and processing to the role of individual differences in language learning.
"The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language" by Steven Pinker - This book offers a compelling account of the evolution and nature of language and provides insights into the cognitive mechanisms that underlie language processing.
"The Handbook of Linguistics" edited by Mark Aronoff and Janie Rees-Miller - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of linguistics and covers a wide range of topics from phonology and morphology to syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.
"Bilingualism in Development: Language, Literacy, and Cognition" by Ellen Bialystok and Kenji Hakuta - This book explores the effects of bilingualism on language, literacy, and cognitive development and provides insights into the cognitive mechanisms that underlie bilingualism.
"Language, Cognition, and Human Nature: Selected Articles" by Steven Pinker - This book offers a collection of articles by Steven Pinker that explore the nature of language, cognition, and human nature from a cognitive and evolutionary perspective.
"The Oxford Handbook of Psycholinguistics" edited by Matthew J. Traxler and Morton A. Gernsbacher - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of psycholinguistics and covers a wide range of topics from language processing and acquisition to language disorders and individual differences.
"The Handbook of Historical Linguistics" edited by Brian Joseph and Richard Janda - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of historical linguistics and covers a wide range of topics from language change and reconstruction to language contact and typology.
"The Handbook of Linguistics and Communication Science" edited by Klaus P. Schneider and Anne Barron - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of linguistics and communication science and covers a wide range of topics from pragmatics and discourse analysis to language education and multilingualism.
"Language Typology and Syntactic Description" by Timothy Shopen - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the typological and syntactic characteristics of the world's languages and offers insights into the cross-linguistic patterns and variations that have been observed.
"The Handbook of Linguistics and Education" edited by Bernard Spolsky and Francis M. Hult - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between linguistics and education and covers a wide range of topics from language policy and planning to language assessment and pedagogy.
"The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Analysis" edited by Bernd Heine and Heiko Narrog - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the methods and tools of linguistic analysis and covers a wide range of topics from syntax and semantics to discourse and pragmatics.
"The Handbook of Contrastive Linguistics" edited by Jef Verschueren, Jan-Ola Östman, Jan Blommaert, and Chris Bulcaen - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the field.
"The Handbook of Historical Sociolinguistics" edited by Juan Manuel Hernández-Campoy and Juan Camilo Conde-Silvestre - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between language and society over time and covers a wide range of topics from language change and variation to language contact and multilingualism.
"The Handbook of Applied Linguistics" edited by Alan Davies and Catherine Elder - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of applied linguistics and covers a wide range of topics from language learning and teaching to language policy and planning.
"The Handbook of Linguistics and Cognitive Neuroscience" edited by David Kemmerer - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the intersection of linguistics and cognitive neuroscience and covers a wide range of topics from language processing and acquisition to language disorders and neuroimaging.
"The Cambridge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition" edited by Julia Herschensohn and Martha Young-Scholten - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of second language acquisition and covers a wide range of topics from input and interaction to individual differences and assessment.