Linguistics Book Summaries

Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition Summary
Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition
by Stephen D. Krashen 1982 212 pages
4.21
225 ratings
Language
Linguistics
Education
Fluent Forever Summary
Fluent Forever
How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It
by Gabriel Wyner 2014 326 pages
4.08
12.0K ratings
Language
Self Help
Linguistics
You Just Don't Understand Summary
You Just Don't Understand
Women and Men in Conversation
by Deborah Tannen 1990 342 pages
3.88
6.6K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Relationships
Practical English Usage Summary
Practical English Usage
by Michael Swan 1981 658 pages
4.31
1.4K ratings
Reference
Language
Writing
Don't Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate Summary
Don't Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate
The Essential Guide for Progressives
by George Lakoff 2004 144 pages
3.97
6.9K ratings
Politics
Psychology
Philosophy
Understanding and Using English Grammar Summary
Understanding and Using English Grammar
by Betty Schrampfer Azar 1988 492 pages
4.13
1.2K ratings
Language
Linguistics
Education
English Grammar in Use With Answers Summary
English Grammar in Use With Answers
Reference and Practice for Intermediate Students
by Raymond Murphy 1985 350 pages
4.31
2.0K ratings
Language
Reference
Linguistics
Metaphors We Live By Summary
Metaphors We Live By
by George Lakoff 1980 276 pages
4.09
6.7K ratings
Philosophy
Linguistics
Psychology
Pragmatics of Human Communication Summary
Pragmatics of Human Communication
A Study of Interactional Patterns, Pathologies and Paradoxes
by Paul Watzlawick 1967 296 pages
4.21
884 ratings
Psychology
Communication
Philosophy
The Structure of Magic I Summary
The Structure of Magic I
A Book about Language and Therapy
by Richard Bandler 1975 419 pages
4.08
1.0K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Reframing Summary
Reframing
Neuro-Linguistic Programming and the Transformation of Meaning
by Richard Bandler 1981 208 pages
4.09
442 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Limits of Interpretation Summary
The Limits of Interpretation
by Umberto Eco 1990 304 pages
4.12
528 ratings
Philosophy
Semiotics
Essays
The Construction of Social Reality Summary
The Construction of Social Reality
by John Rogers Searle 1995 256 pages
3.90
919 ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language Summary
Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language
by Robin I.M. Dunbar 1996 240 pages
4.17
661 ratings
Science
Anthropology
Language
Moral Politics Summary
Moral Politics
How Liberals and Conservatives Think
by George Lakoff 1996 471 pages
4.03
1.7K ratings
Politics
Psychology
Philosophy
Language, Truth and Logic Summary
Language, Truth and Logic
by Alfred Jules Ayer 1936 160 pages
3.75
4.2K ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Language
The Linguist Summary
The Linguist
A Personal Guide to Language Learning
by Steve Kaufmann 2003 146 pages
3.49
191 ratings
Language
Spanish Literature
Linguistics
The Sense of Style Summary
The Sense of Style
The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
by Steven Pinker 2014 368 pages
4.04
9.0K ratings
Writing
Language
Linguistics
Mind Summary
Mind
Introduction to Cognitive Science
by Paul Thagard 1996 278 pages
3.66
233 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows Summary
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
by John Koenig 2021 272 pages
4.46
5.4K ratings
Poetry
Language
Philosophy
The Myth of Mars and Venus Summary
The Myth of Mars and Venus
Do Men and Women Really Speak Different Languages?
by Deborah Cameron 2007 196 pages
4.03
461 ratings
Feminism
Linguistics
Gender
Effortless English Summary
Effortless English
Learn To Speak English Like A Native
by A.J. Hoge 2014 192 pages
4.21
714 ratings
Self Help
Language
Education
The Glamour of Grammar Summary
The Glamour of Grammar
A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English
by Roy Peter Clark 2010 304 pages
3.84
1.2K ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
How to Speak Any Language Fluently Summary
How to Speak Any Language Fluently
Fun, stimulating and effective methods to help anyone learn languages faster
by Alex Rawlings 2017 194 pages
3.85
487 ratings
Language
Linguistics
Self Help
Fluent in 3 Months Summary
Fluent in 3 Months
How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World
by Benny Lewis 2014 249 pages
3.66
5.7K ratings
Language
Self Help
Linguistics
Becoming Fluent Summary
Becoming Fluent
How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language
by Roger J. Kreuz 2015 226 pages
3.60
1.5K ratings
Language
Science
Linguistics
The Mother Tongue Summary
The Mother Tongue
English and How It Got That Way
by Bill Bryson 1990 270 pages
3.91
43.2K ratings
History
Language
Linguistics
Uncovering the Logic of English Summary
Uncovering the Logic of English
A Common-Sense Solution to America's Literacy Crisis
by Denise Eide 2011 199 pages
4.53
1.5K ratings
Education
Teaching
Linguistics
On Language Summary
On Language
by Noam Chomsky 1998 481 pages
3.82
1.0K ratings
Linguistics
Philosophy
Language
Speech Acts Summary
Speech Acts
An Essay in the Philosophy of Language
by John Rogers Searle 1969 203 pages
3.88
497 ratings
Philosophy
Linguistics
Language
Mother Tongue Summary
Mother Tongue
My Family's Globe-Trotting Quest to Dream in Mandarin, Laugh in Arabic, and Sing in Spanish
by Christine Gilbert 2016 336 pages
3.72
442 ratings
Travel
Memoir
Language
Because Internet Summary
Because Internet
Understanding the New Rules of Language
by Gretchen McCulloch 2019 327 pages
4.05
12.1K ratings
Linguistics
Language
Science
You Are What You Speak Summary
You Are What You Speak
Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity
by Robert Lane Greene 2011 312 pages
3.85
676 ratings
Language
Linguistics
Politics
The Language Game Summary
The Language Game
How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World
by Morten H. Christiansen 2022 304 pages
4.03
394 ratings
Linguistics
Language
Science
Swearing Is Good for You Summary
Swearing Is Good for You
The Amazing Science of Bad Language
by Emma Byrne 2017 240 pages
3.48
2.0K ratings
Science
Psychology
Language
The Stuff of Thought Summary
The Stuff of Thought
Language as a Window into Human Nature
by Steven Pinker 2007 499 pages
3.91
11.1K ratings
Psychology
Science
Linguistics
Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies Summary
Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies
by Michelle Maxom 2009 400 pages
3.61
127 ratings
Reference
Teaching
Linguistics
The Power of Language Summary
The Power of Language
How the Codes We Use to Think, Speak, and Live Transform Our Minds
by Viorica Marian 2023 288 pages
4.09
840 ratings
Language
Linguistics
Science
Dreyer's English Summary
Dreyer's English
An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
by Benjamin Dreyer 2019 269 pages
4.34
9.2K ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
How to Learn a Foreign Language Summary
How to Learn a Foreign Language
by Graham E. Fuller 1987 102 pages
3.42
125 ratings
Language
Linguistics
Reference
Origins of Human Communication Summary
Origins of Human Communication
by Michael Tomasello 1999 393 pages
4.13
288 ratings
Linguistics
Anthropology
Psychology
Babel No More Summary
Babel No More
The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
by Michael Erard 2012 307 pages
3.54
1.5K ratings
Language
Linguistics
Psychology
The Elements of Eloquence Summary
The Elements of Eloquence
How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
by Mark Forsyth 2013 205 pages
4.36
7.1K ratings
Writing
Language
Linguistics
Story Structure Architect Summary
Story Structure Architect
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt 2005 288 pages
3.83
885 ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Words on the Move Summary
Words on the Move
Why English Won'tβ€”and Can'tβ€”Sit Still
by John McWhorter 2016 257 pages
4.14
1.9K ratings
Language
Linguistics
History
Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time Summary
Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time
by Mignon Fogarty 2012 144 pages
4.12
179 ratings
Reference
Writing
Language
That's Not English Summary
That's Not English
Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us
by Erin Moore 2015 223 pages
3.67
844 ratings
Language
Linguistics
Humor
The Written World Summary
The Written World
The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization
by Martin Puchner 2014 537 pages
3.92
1.8K ratings
History
Books About Books
Literature
Language City Summary
Language City
The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York
by Ross Perlin 2024 432 pages
4.21
588 ratings
Language
Linguistics
History
Semicolon Summary
Semicolon
The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
by Cecelia Watson 2019 213 pages
3.68
2.3K ratings
Language
Writing
History
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