🗺️ Polyglot Learning

For readers fascinated by the art and science of acquiring multiple languages, exploring the strategies, cognitive benefits, and sheer joy of moving fluidly between tongues.

Fluent in 3 Months

by Benny Lewis • 2014

Skip the classroom: why broken sentences now beat years of silent preparation.

3.66

6k+

🗣️ Language Learning 🧠 Memory Techniques ❓ Language Myths

Fluent in 3 Months 93%

Skip the classroom: why broken sentences now beat years of silent preparation.

by Benny Lewis 2014

3.66

6k+ ratings

🗣️ Language Learning 🧠 Memory Techniques ❓ Language Myths

How to Learn a Language in 5 Days

by Frederick Dodson • 2013

Forget grammar. Eight hundred words, five days, and your favorite movies will get you speaking.

4.55

📚 Language Learning ⚡ Accelerated Learning 🎧 Immersion Methods

How to Learn a Language in 5 Days Summary

How to Learn a Language in 5 Days 93%

Forget grammar. Eight hundred words, five days, and your favorite movies will get you speaking.

by Frederick Dodson 2013

4.55

38 ratings

📚 Language Learning ⚡ Accelerated Learning 🎧 Immersion Methods

How to Speak Any Language Fluently

by Alex Rawlings • 2017

The routines, memory tricks, and confidence builders that turn a silent learner fluent.

3.85

499

🗣️ Language Acquisition 🌐 Polyglot Methods 🔄 Spaced Repetition

How to Speak Any Language Fluently Summary

How to Speak Any Language Fluently 92%

The routines, memory tricks, and confidence builders that turn a silent learner fluent.

by Alex Rawlings 2017

3.85

499 ratings

🗣️ Language Acquisition 🌐 Polyglot Methods 🔄 Spaced Repetition

How to Learn Any Language

by Barry Farber • 1991

Spare minutes, multiple tools, and vivid mnemonics: a language method that gets you speaking fast.

3.80

868

🗣️ Language Learning 🧠 Mnemonic Techniques 📚 Vocabulary Acquisition

How to Learn Any Language 92%

Spare minutes, multiple tools, and vivid mnemonics: a language method that gets you speaking fast.

by Barry Farber 1991

3.80

868 ratings

🗣️ Language Learning 🧠 Mnemonic Techniques 📚 Vocabulary Acquisition

How to Learn a Foreign Language

by Graham E. Fuller • 1987

Train your mouth for new sounds, hunt grammar as patterns, and turn everyday life into immersion.

3.45

128

📚 Language Acquisition ✍️ Self-Study Methods 🗣️ Pronunciation Training

How to Learn a Foreign Language 92%

Train your mouth for new sounds, hunt grammar as patterns, and turn everyday life into immersion.

by Graham E. Fuller 1987

3.45

128 ratings

📚 Language Acquisition ✍️ Self-Study Methods 🗣️ Pronunciation Training

Language Hacking Guide

by Benny Lewis • 2010

Stop waiting until you're ready. Speak a new language today, and let the grammar catch up.

3.64

163

🗣️ Language Acquisition ⚡ Rapid Language Learning 🏠 Language Immersion

Language Hacking Guide 92%

Stop waiting until you're ready. Speak a new language today, and let the grammar catch up.

by Benny Lewis 2010

3.64

163 ratings

🗣️ Language Acquisition ⚡ Rapid Language Learning 🏠 Language Immersion

Babel No More

by Michael Erard • 2012

Legendary language learners aren't geniuses. They're obsessive collectors with shallow skills.

3.54

1k+

🌐 Multilingualism 🗣️ Language Learning 🧠 Neurolinguistics

Babel No More 92%

Legendary language learners aren't geniuses. They're obsessive collectors with shallow skills.

by Michael Erard 2012

3.54

1k+ ratings

🌐 Multilingualism 🗣️ Language Learning 🧠 Neurolinguistics

The Loom of Language

by Frederick Bodmer • 1943

Languages are not taught. They are inherited. The family tree unlocks what phrasebooks never will.

4.16

398

🕰️ Historical Linguistics 🔍 Comparative Linguistics ✍️ Writing Systems

The Loom of Language 91%

Languages are not taught. They are inherited. The family tree unlocks what phrasebooks never will.

by Frederick Bodmer 1943

4.16

398 ratings

🕰️ Historical Linguistics 🔍 Comparative Linguistics ✍️ Writing Systems

The Linguist

by Steve Kaufmann • 2003

The method that builds fluency through audio, reading, and self-guided practice, not grammar drills.

3.47

200

🎧 Comprehensible Input 🧭 Self-Directed Study 📚 Vocabulary Building

The Linguist 91%

The method that builds fluency through audio, reading, and self-guided practice, not grammar drills.

by Steve Kaufmann 2003

3.47

200 ratings

🎧 Comprehensible Input 🧭 Self-Directed Study 📚 Vocabulary Building

Learn Ukrainian - Quick / Easy / Efficient

by Pinhok Languages • 2018

2000 high-frequency Ukrainian words: the shortest path from nothing to functional conversation.

3.00

🌐 Language Learning 📝 Vocabulary Building 📊 Word Frequency Lists

Learn Ukrainian - Quick / Easy / Efficient Summary

Learn Ukrainian - Quick / Easy / Efficient 91%

2000 high-frequency Ukrainian words: the shortest path from nothing to functional conversation.

by Pinhok Languages 2018

3.00

1 ratings

🌐 Language Learning 📝 Vocabulary Building 📊 Word Frequency Lists

Polyglot

by Kató Lomb • 1970

How an interpreter learned 16 languages after age 30, using books instead of classrooms.

3.81

1k+

🧠 Language Acquisition 📚 Self-Directed Learning 📖 Active Reading

Polyglot 91%

How an interpreter learned 16 languages after age 30, using books instead of classrooms.

by Kató Lomb 1970

3.81

1k+ ratings

🧠 Language Acquisition 📚 Self-Directed Learning 📖 Active Reading

Language Hacking Spanish

by Benny Lewis • 2016

Speak Spanish on day one with five verbs, a cheat sheet, and zero perfectionism.

3.93

📚 Language Learning 💬 Conversational Spanish 📖 Self-Study Spanish

Language Hacking Spanish 91%

Speak Spanish on day one with five verbs, a cheat sheet, and zero perfectionism.

by Benny Lewis 2016

3.93

84 ratings

📚 Language Learning 💬 Conversational Spanish 📖 Self-Study Spanish

The Third Ear

by Chris Lonsdale • 2006

The trick to fluency isn't a better textbook; it's learning to hear what words can't say.

3.76

139

🌍 Adult Language Learning 🤝 Nonverbal Communication 🗣️ Pronunciation Mastery

The Third Ear 91%

The trick to fluency isn't a better textbook; it's learning to hear what words can't say.

by Chris Lonsdale 2006

3.76

139 ratings

🌍 Adult Language Learning 🤝 Nonverbal Communication 🗣️ Pronunciation Mastery

Becoming Fluent

by Roger J. Kreuz • 2015

You learn languages better as an adult. The cognitive science behind your hidden advantages.

3.60

2k+

🧠 Second Language Acquisition 🔬 Cognitive Science 📚 Learning How To Learn

Becoming Fluent 91%

You learn languages better as an adult. The cognitive science behind your hidden advantages.

by Roger J. Kreuz 2015

3.60

2k+ ratings

🧠 Second Language Acquisition 🔬 Cognitive Science 📚 Learning How To Learn

Mother Tongue

by Christine Gilbert • 2016

A family's two-year quest to learn Mandarin, Arabic, and Spanish abroad. But her toddler objected.

3.72

449

🌊 Language Immersion 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Multilingual Parenting ✈️ Family Travel

Mother Tongue 91%

A family's two-year quest to learn Mandarin, Arabic, and Spanish abroad. But her toddler objected.

by Christine Gilbert 2016

3.72

449 ratings

🌊 Language Immersion 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Multilingual Parenting ✈️ Family Travel

Demystifying the Spanish Subjunctive

by Gordon Smith-Durán • 2015

Spanish subjunctive: five trigger families replace the rulebook, and practice makes it permanent.

4.50

🗣️ Language Learning 📝 Spanish Grammar 🧠 Mnemonic Devices

Demystifying the Spanish Subjunctive Summary

Demystifying the Spanish Subjunctive 90%

Spanish subjunctive: five trigger families replace the rulebook, and practice makes it permanent.

by Gordon Smith-Durán 2015

4.50

54 ratings

🗣️ Language Learning 📝 Spanish Grammar 🧠 Mnemonic Devices

Fluent Forever

by Gabriel Wyner • 2014

The sounds come first: train your ears. Then timed review cards lock words into permanent memory.

4.08

13k+

🗣️ Language Acquisition ⏱️ Spaced Repetition 🧠 Memory Techniques

Fluent Forever 90%

The sounds come first: train your ears. Then timed review cards lock words into permanent memory.

by Gabriel Wyner 2014

4.08

13k+ ratings

🗣️ Language Acquisition ⏱️ Spaced Repetition 🧠 Memory Techniques

Ingles para Latinos

by William C. Harvey • 1992

Spanish speakers, master English verbs as natives use them and crack the idioms textbooks ignore.

4.51

🗣️ English As A Second Language 📘 Bilingual Education 📖 Self-Study Method

Ingles para Latinos 90%

Spanish speakers, master English verbs as natives use them and crack the idioms textbooks ignore.

by William C. Harvey 1992

4.51

53 ratings

🗣️ English As A Second Language 📘 Bilingual Education 📖 Self-Study Method

Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish

by Margarita Madrigal • 1953

A large Spanish vocabulary is already yours. A few conversion patterns make it usable.

4.28

1k+

🧠 Spanish Vocabulary 🔗 Cognate Vocabulary 🌱 Beginner Spanish

Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish 90%

A large Spanish vocabulary is already yours. A few conversion patterns make it usable.

by Margarita Madrigal 1953

4.28

1k+ ratings

🧠 Spanish Vocabulary 🔗 Cognate Vocabulary 🌱 Beginner Spanish

Effortless English

by A.J. Hoge • 2014

Grammar made you slow. The fix: massive listening, whole phrases, and a playful mindset.

4.21

729

🗣️ Language Acquisition 📚 Esl Education 🔇 Comprehensible Input

Effortless English 90%

Grammar made you slow. The fix: massive listening, whole phrases, and a playful mindset.

by A.J. Hoge 2014

4.21

729 ratings

🗣️ Language Acquisition 📚 Esl Education 🔇 Comprehensible Input

The Power of Language

by Viorica Marian • 2023

Language doesn't just describe your world. It builds it. A second language builds a second you.

4.06

1k+

📊 Psycholinguistics 🗣️ Multilingualism 🌐 Linguistic Relativity

The Power of Language 90%

Language doesn't just describe your world. It builds it. A second language builds a second you.

by Viorica Marian 2023

4.06

1k+ ratings

📊 Psycholinguistics 🗣️ Multilingualism 🌐 Linguistic Relativity

Let's Talk in English

by Manish Gupta • 2015

Speak fluent English: unlock word origins, memory shortcuts, and the idioms native speakers use.

4.50

🗣️ English Learning 📖 Vocabulary Building 🧠 Mnemonics

Let's Talk in English 90%

Speak fluent English: unlock word origins, memory shortcuts, and the idioms native speakers use.

by Manish Gupta 2015

4.50

2 ratings

🗣️ English Learning 📖 Vocabulary Building 🧠 Mnemonics

Language Hacking Italian

by Benny Lewis • 2016

Real Italian conversations, not grammar drills. Build a personal script and start speaking today.

4.02

🟢 Italian For Beginners 🗣️ Language Learning 💬 Conversational Fluency

Language Hacking Italian 90%

Real Italian conversations, not grammar drills. Build a personal script and start speaking today.

by Benny Lewis 2016

4.02

42 ratings

🟢 Italian For Beginners 🗣️ Language Learning 💬 Conversational Fluency

Spanish for Dummies

by Susana Wald • 1999

Speak Spanish in restaurants, hotels, and taxis without the grammar drills you dreaded in school.

3.65

463

🗣️ Language Learning 🇪🇸 Spanish For Beginners 💬 Conversational Spanish

Spanish for Dummies 90%

Speak Spanish in restaurants, hotels, and taxis without the grammar drills you dreaded in school.

by Susana Wald 1999

3.65

463 ratings

🗣️ Language Learning 🇪🇸 Spanish For Beginners 💬 Conversational Spanish

Raising a Bilingual Child

by Barbara Zurer Pearson • 2008

The exposure minimum that predicts bilingual fluency, and the family strategies to get there.

3.84

360

👨‍👩‍👧 Bilingual Parenting 📋 Family Language Planning ❓ Bilingualism Myths

Raising a Bilingual Child 89%

The exposure minimum that predicts bilingual fluency, and the family strategies to get there.

by Barbara Zurer Pearson 2008

3.84

360 ratings

👨‍👩‍👧 Bilingual Parenting 📋 Family Language Planning ❓ Bilingualism Myths

Spanish Short Stories for Beginners

by Lingo Mastery • 2018

A Spanish beginner's shortcut: twenty stories with audio, translations, and zero grammar lectures.

3.72

265

📚 Graded Reader 🇪🇸 Spanish For Beginners 📖 Parallel Text

Spanish Short Stories for Beginners Summary

Spanish Short Stories for Beginners 89%

A Spanish beginner's shortcut: twenty stories with audio, translations, and zero grammar lectures.

by Lingo Mastery 2018

3.72

265 ratings

📚 Graded Reader 🇪🇸 Spanish For Beginners 📖 Parallel Text

Dreaming in Hindi

by Katherine Russell Rich • 2009

After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.

3.12

1k+

🏊 Language Immersion 🇮🇳 India Memoir 🧠 Neurolinguistics

Dreaming in Hindi 89%

After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.

by Katherine Russell Rich 2009

3.12

1k+ ratings

🏊 Language Immersion 🇮🇳 India Memoir 🧠 Neurolinguistics

Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition

by Stephen D. Krashen • 1982

Grammar study is an editor, not the engine. One real conversation beats a hundred drills.

4.23

230

🗣️ Language Acquisition 📚 Applied Linguistics 🧑‍🏫 Language Pedagogy

Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition Summary

Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition 89%

Grammar study is an editor, not the engine. One real conversation beats a hundred drills.

by Stephen D. Krashen 1982

4.23

230 ratings

🗣️ Language Acquisition 📚 Applied Linguistics 🧑‍🏫 Language Pedagogy

English Vocabulary in Use Elementary

by Michael McCarthy • 1999

Core English vocabulary, taught through the topics of daily life: home, work, food, and more.

4.19

335

📚 English Vocabulary 🌐 Esl Resources 📖 Self-Study Guides

English Vocabulary in Use Elementary Summary

English Vocabulary in Use Elementary 89%

Core English vocabulary, taught through the topics of daily life: home, work, food, and more.

by Michael McCarthy 1999

4.19

335 ratings

📚 English Vocabulary 🌐 Esl Resources 📖 Self-Study Guides

How I Learnt to Speak in English?

by Neetu Sugandh

A self-taught path to fluent spoken English, starting with the vowel sounds textbooks skip.

4.00

🗣️ Spoken English 🎤 Pronunciation 📝 Grammar Fundamentals

How I Learnt to Speak in English? Summary

How I Learnt to Speak in English? 89%

A self-taught path to fluent spoken English, starting with the vowel sounds textbooks skip.

by Neetu Sugandh

4.00

6 ratings

🗣️ Spoken English 🎤 Pronunciation 📝 Grammar Fundamentals

La sociolinguistique

by Louis-Jean Calvet • 1993

Language stripped of society is a fiction. Every accent, loanword, and policy proves it.

3.94

🗣️ Sociolinguistics 🏛️ Language And Power 🌍 Language Contact

La sociolinguistique 89%

Language stripped of society is a fiction. Every accent, loanword, and policy proves it.

by Louis-Jean Calvet 1993

3.94

66 ratings

🗣️ Sociolinguistics 🏛️ Language And Power 🌍 Language Contact

100 TESOL Activities for Teachers

by Shane Dixon • 2016

One hundred communicative ESL activities for every phase of a lesson, no rote drills required.

4.35

🏫 Language Teaching 🎯 Classroom Activities 📋 Lesson Planning

100 TESOL Activities for Teachers Summary

100 TESOL Activities for Teachers 89%

One hundred communicative ESL activities for every phase of a lesson, no rote drills required.

by Shane Dixon 2016

4.35

37 ratings

🏫 Language Teaching 🎯 Classroom Activities 📋 Lesson Planning

The Vocabulary Builder Workbook

by Chris Lele • 2018

Roots, false friends, and word origins: the 1,400-word shortcut to a command of English.

4.17

220

🧱 Vocabulary Building 🗣️ English Language Learning 🌳 Word Roots

The Vocabulary Builder Workbook 89%

Roots, false friends, and word origins: the 1,400-word shortcut to a command of English.

by Chris Lele 2018

4.17

220 ratings

🧱 Vocabulary Building 🗣️ English Language Learning 🌳 Word Roots

Short Stories in English for Beginners

by Olly Richards • 2018

A book of stories where finishing feels like winning, and every page quietly upgrades your English.

4.09

162

📚 Graded Readers 🧠 Language Acquisition 🇬🇧 English Learners

Short Stories in English for Beginners Summary

Short Stories in English for Beginners 89%

A book of stories where finishing feels like winning, and every page quietly upgrades your English.

by Olly Richards 2018

4.09

162 ratings

📚 Graded Readers 🧠 Language Acquisition 🇬🇧 English Learners

Introduction to Psycholinguistics

by Danny D. Steinberg • 1995

How children acquire language, why adults struggle with a second, and what feral children teach us.

3.96

107

🧒 Language Acquisition 🧠 Psycholinguistics ⏳ Critical Periods

Introduction to Psycholinguistics Summary

Introduction to Psycholinguistics 89%

How children acquire language, why adults struggle with a second, and what feral children teach us.

by Danny D. Steinberg 1995

3.96

107 ratings

🧒 Language Acquisition 🧠 Psycholinguistics ⏳ Critical Periods

Speak English Like an American

by Amy Gillett • 2004

300 idioms, zero lists: a cookie-business story that teaches real American speech.

4.20

254

🗣️ Idiom Guides 🇺🇸 American English 📖 Contextual Learning

Speak English Like an American 89%

300 idioms, zero lists: a cookie-business story that teaches real American speech.

by Amy Gillett 2004

4.20

254 ratings

🗣️ Idiom Guides 🇺🇸 American English 📖 Contextual Learning

Korean Made Simple

by Billy Go • 2014

Korean isn't English with different words. The verb goes last, and politeness has two settings.

4.42

235

🗣️ Korean Language 🌱 Korean For Beginners 📚 Korean Grammar

Korean Made Simple 89%

Korean isn't English with different words. The verb goes last, and politeness has two settings.

by Billy Go 2014

4.42

235 ratings

🗣️ Korean Language 🌱 Korean For Beginners 📚 Korean Grammar

Dreaming in Chinese

by Deborah Fallows • 2010

Tones, compounds, missing pronouns: how Mandarin encodes a worldview no guidebook can offer.

3.63

2k+

📖 Language Memoirs 🏮 Chinese Culture 🧠 Linguistic Relativity

Dreaming in Chinese 89%

Tones, compounds, missing pronouns: how Mandarin encodes a worldview no guidebook can offer.

by Deborah Fallows 2010

3.63

2k+ ratings

📖 Language Memoirs 🏮 Chinese Culture 🧠 Linguistic Relativity

Becoming a Translator

by Douglas Robinson • 1997

Your second language gets you in the door. Professional pride and cultural instinct keep you there.

3.68

122

🎓 Translator Training 📝 Translation Practice 🏛️ Translation Theory

Becoming a Translator 89%

Your second language gets you in the door. Professional pride and cultural instinct keep you there.

by Douglas Robinson 1997

3.68

122 ratings

🎓 Translator Training 📝 Translation Practice 🏛️ Translation Theory

El pequeño libro del lenguaje

by David Crystal • 2012

Grammar runs without a rulebook. Your accent is your signature. And every language remakes itself.

3.75

2k+

El pequeño libro del lenguaje 89%

Grammar runs without a rulebook. Your accent is your signature. And every language remakes itself.

by David Crystal 2012

3.75

2k+ ratings

Spanish Short Stories For Beginners Volume 2

by Olly Richards • 2015

Eight short stories in simple Spanish: learn by chasing detectives, chefs, and robots.

4.27

298

📚 Graded Reader 📖 Language Learning 🐣 Beginner Friendly

Spanish Short Stories For Beginners Volume 2 Summary

Spanish Short Stories For Beginners Volume 2 89%

Eight short stories in simple Spanish: learn by chasing detectives, chefs, and robots.

by Olly Richards 2015

4.27

298 ratings

📚 Graded Reader 📖 Language Learning 🐣 Beginner Friendly

The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners

by TESOL International Association Writing Team • 2018

Stop teaching English as a separate subject. The framework that weaves it into every lesson.

4.00

🌍 English Learners 🗣️ Esl Teaching 🧠 Language Acquisition

The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners Summary

The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners 89%

Stop teaching English as a separate subject. The framework that weaves it into every lesson.

by TESOL International Association Writing Team 2018

4.00

72 ratings

🌍 English Learners 🗣️ Esl Teaching 🧠 Language Acquisition

Memes of Translation

by Andrew Chesterman • 1997

Why do some ideas about translation survive for centuries while others vanish? A memetic answer.

4.09

📚 Translation Studies 🧬 Memetics 🌍 Cultural Evolution

Memes of Translation 89%

Why do some ideas about translation survive for centuries while others vanish? A memetic answer.

by Andrew Chesterman 1997

4.09

22 ratings

📚 Translation Studies 🧬 Memetics 🌍 Cultural Evolution

Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies

by Michelle Maxom • 2009

Teach English abroad from scratch: lesson planning, classroom control, and grammar that clicks.

3.62

126

🎓 Tefl Training 📋 Lesson Planning 🏫 Classroom Management

Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies Summary

Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies 88%

Teach English abroad from scratch: lesson planning, classroom control, and grammar that clicks.

by Michelle Maxom 2009

3.62

126 ratings

🎓 Tefl Training 📋 Lesson Planning 🏫 Classroom Management

Word Power Made Easy

by Norman Lewis • 1949

One root unlocks twenty words. A systematic method for building a vocabulary that lasts.

4.42

9k+

📚 Vocabulary Building 🏛️ Etymology 🌳 Root Words

Word Power Made Easy 88%

One root unlocks twenty words. A systematic method for building a vocabulary that lasts.

by Norman Lewis 1949

4.42

9k+ ratings

📚 Vocabulary Building 🏛️ Etymology 🌳 Root Words

Thirty Days to Better English

by Norman Lewis • 1985

Vocabulary limits your career more than your degree. The efficient path targets a hundred words.

4.02

373

🧱 Vocabulary Building 📝 English Grammar 🌳 Word Roots

Thirty Days to Better English 88%

Vocabulary limits your career more than your degree. The efficient path targets a hundred words.

by Norman Lewis 1985

4.02

373 ratings

🧱 Vocabulary Building 📝 English Grammar 🌳 Word Roots

Verbal Advantage

by Charles Harrington Elster • 2000

Ten levels that take your vocabulary from competent to commanding, one word at a time.

4.51

519

📚 Vocabulary Building 📖 Usage Guides 🎓 Self-Education

Verbal Advantage 88%

Ten levels that take your vocabulary from competent to commanding, one word at a time.

by Charles Harrington Elster 2000

4.51

519 ratings

📚 Vocabulary Building 📖 Usage Guides 🎓 Self-Education

Polymath

by Peter Hollins • 2020

Mastering one skill is a ceiling. Combining several is a breakthrough. The structured path to both.

3.74

492

🎨 Polymathy 🔗 Interdisciplinary Thinking 💪 Generalist Advantage

Polymath 88%

Mastering one skill is a ceiling. Combining several is a breakthrough. The structured path to both.

by Peter Hollins 2020

3.74

492 ratings

🎨 Polymathy 🔗 Interdisciplinary Thinking 💪 Generalist Advantage

The Everything Sign Language Book

by Irene Duke • 2003

A slight hand turn changes the word. Your face does the grammar. The complete ASL manual.

3.98

168

🧏 Sign Language 🇺🇸 American Sign Language 📖 Self-Study

The Everything Sign Language Book Summary

The Everything Sign Language Book 88%

A slight hand turn changes the word. Your face does the grammar. The complete ASL manual.

by Irene Duke 2003

3.98

168 ratings

🧏 Sign Language 🇺🇸 American Sign Language 📖 Self-Study

You Are What You Speak

by Robert Lane Greene • 2011

Grammar rules are recent inventions, language decline is a myth, and purism is identity politics.

3.86

682

🗣️ Sociolinguistics 🏛️ Language Policy 🧹 Language Purism

You Are What You Speak 88%

Grammar rules are recent inventions, language decline is a myth, and purism is identity politics.

by Robert Lane Greene 2011

3.86

682 ratings

🗣️ Sociolinguistics 🏛️ Language Policy 🧹 Language Purism

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