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Goldsmiths, Unversity of London
From Magic and Myth- work to Care and Repair Simon O’Sullivan 2nd April, pb, £32, 9781915983046 The practices of magic and contemporary myth- making in relation to landscape, performance and writing.
Grove Press
Language City Ross Perlin 7th March, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781804710715 Captivating portrait of contemporary New York, the most linguistically diverse place ever to have existed on the planet, told through six speakers of little-known and over- looked languages.
Haythorp
Talking for Success Jonathan Clifton 21st March, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781914487286 In this practical and eye-opening guide a linguistics expert cracks the secret codes of spoken language and explains how trhey can be used.
Jessica Kingsley
The Parent’s Guide to Understanding and Supporting Your Child With Literacy Difficulties Valerie Muter 21st June, pb, £15.99, 9781839977060 From a leading psychologist in the field.
John Murray
An Emotional Dictionary Susie Dent 1st February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781529379686 Literary treasure trove packed with amazing words, jaw-dropping stories and unforgettable etymologies from Countdown’s queen of Dictionary Corner.
John Murray Languages
Translation as Advocacy Catherine Boyle (ed), Debra Kelly, Ana de Medeiros 25th April, pb, eb, £39.99, 9781399816144 Fourth volume in the groundbreaking Language Acts and Worldmaking series encourages readers to
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think about the role trans- lators play as active agents bringing new work into the receiving culture.
MIT Press
Language vs Reality NJ Enfield 5th March, pb, £25, 9780262548465 Fascinating examination of how we are both played by language and made by language: the science underlying the bugs and features of humankind’s greatest invention.
Modern Language Association of America
Teaching the Literature of Climate Change Debra J Rosenthal (ed) 26th April, pb, £40.95, 9781603296359 Embraces literature as a means to cultivating students’ understanding of the climate crisis, ethics in times of disaster and the intrinsic intersection- ality of environmental issues.
New World Library
Writing by Heart Meredith Heller 13th March, pb, £16.99, 9781608689101 Poet, writer and educator provides inspiration and invitations anyone can use to explore, express, heal and find belonging through the power of their own words.
O-Books
Word of the Day Marilyn Horowitz 26th April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781803415161 Helps writers create at will, become more productive, acquire self- acceptance and upgrade their writing.
Oxford University Press
Highly Irregular Arike Okrent 3rd June, pb, eb, £11.99, 9780197760918 Illustrated history of English as told through all the things that are weird about it.
Phonology in Multilingual Grammars John Archibald 22nd February, hb, eb, £59, 9780190923334 Uses linguistic theory to explain the knowledge bilinguals have about the sound systems of the
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languages they know, emphasising that phonology is about cognition, not the physics of sound.
Definiteness in Balkan Romance Daniela Isac 28th February, hb, eb, £90, 9780198865704 Explores the micro-varia- tion in the realiaation of definiteness across languages belonging to the Balkan Romance family: Romanian, Aroma- nian, Istro-Romanian and Megleno-Romanian.
The Linguistic Roots of Ancient Greek Don Ringe 21st March, hb, eb, £108, 9780198879022 Traces the development of the language from proto-Indo-European to around the 5th century BC. Draws on all the tools of scientific historical and comparative linguistics.
Morphosyntactic Variation in Bantu Eva-Marie Bloom-Strom (ed), Hannah Gibson (ed), Rozenn Guerois (ed), Lutz Marten (ed) 28th March, hb, eb, £108, 9780198821359 The rich and complex pattern of morphosyn- tactic variation unrav- elled in chapters on 80 Bantu languages and drawing on a compara- tive set of over 200.
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Oxford Handbooks Provides scholars and graduates with compel- ling perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. The Oxford Handbook of Southeast Asian Englishes Andrew J Moody (ed) 2nd April, hb, eb, £135, vol 1, 9780192855282 The Oxford Handbook of the French Language Wendy Ayres- Bennett (ed), Mairi McLaughlin (ed) 11th July, hb, eb, £146 vol 2, 9780198865131
Rich Descriptions and Simple Explanations in Morphosyntax and Language Acquisition Giuliano Bocci (ed), Daniele Botteri (ed), Claudia Manetti (ed), Vincenzo Moscati (ed) 11th April, hb, eb, £108, 9780198889472 New perspectives on the tension between the rich patterns of language variation that emerge
from comparative studies and the quest for simple theoretical primitives.
Origin Uncertain Anatoly Liberman 1st July, hb, eb, £22.99, 9780197664919 Eminent etymologist tells the stories of less under- stood words and puzzling idioms, addressing language history, usage, religion, superstition and material culture.
Palgrave Macmillan
Women Vloggers, Cultures & Nature Alberta Natasia Adji 9th June, hb, eb,
£34.99, 9783031369537 Explores the nature- inspired and vlogging activities of five young women who have become global icons and whose digital projects are a form of “nature life writing”.
Penguin
Penguin Readers Level 1: Roald Dahl The Enormous Crocodile Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (illus) 7th March, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780241611050 Part of Penguin’s ELT graded reading series of favourite Roald Dahl characters and stories for learners of English aged 7+.
Polity
The Truth About English Grammar Geoffrey K Pullum 14th June, hb, eb, £20, 9781509560547 Illuminating, witty and engaging book has renowned linguist dismantling prevailing pedantry about the rules of “proper” grammar.
Princeton University Press
Stellar English Frank L Cioffi 25th June, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780691239392 Indispensable guide to the principles of English grammar and usage.
Scribe
The Conscious Style Guide Karen Yin 13th June, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781915590541 Out in trade paperback, an adaptable and empowering guide for people who want to communicate more sensitively and compassionately. By the
expert who coined the term “conscious language”.
Shambhala
Mythmaking Maureen Murdock 5th March, pb, £16.99, 9781645471943 The Heroine’s Journey author invites readers to explore their personal story within the rich tapestry of human experi- ence by examining the craft of memoir alongside writing advice and prompts.
Teach Yourself SERIES
Teach Yourself 25th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781399812 Perfect for absolute beginners, travellers and the culturally curious, our updated Beginners series covers the most common and practical everyday situations.
Beginners’ Spanish Angela Gonzalez- Hevia, Mark Stacey 474
Beginners’ Italian Vittoria Bowles 528
Beginners’ German Rosi McNab 559
Beginners’ French Catherine Carpenter 580
Beginners’ Latin American Spanish Juan Kattan-Ibarra 610
Short Stories in Welsh for Beginners Olly Richards 29th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781399813938 Unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for adult and young adult learners.
Tuttle
Essential Vietnamese Grammar Tri C Tran 26th March, pb, £14.99, 9780804856058 Designed for use by English-speakers to help them speak and write Vietnamese more naturally.
Hello Korean Vol 2 Jiyoung Park, Soyoung Yoo, Lee Joon-gi 18th July, pb, £24.99, 9780804856218 Learn the language as it is spoken today in Seoul. Snappy way to learn to speak Korean quickly and correctly, especially useful for K-Pop and K-Drama fans.
Learning Hindi Brajesh Samarth 7th June, pb, £14.99, 9780804857475 Everything needed to learn at a fraction of the cost of expensive language kits. The basics, including practical daily conversations and vocabulary.
The Second 100 Chinese Characters: Simplified Character Edition Alison Matthews, Laurence Matthews 21st June, pb, £5.99, 9780804857604 Quick and easy way to learn basic Chinese traditional characters.
Basic Written Chinese Cornelius C Kubler 21st June, pb, £7.99, 9780804857611 Move from complete beginner level to basic proficiency with this course in written Chinese which employs a revolu- tionary method. CD included.
Continuing Vietnamese Binh Nhu Ngo 21st June, hb, £16.99, 9780804857628 Intermediate course designed for high school, college or self-study.
UCL Press
Arabic Dialogues Rachel Mairs 4th March, hb, £60, 9781800086203 pb, eb, £45, 9781800086197 digital, £0.99, 9781800086210 Explores the motivations of historical Arabic learn- ers and the effectiveness of the instructional mate- rials they used.
Wayne State University Press
On Rhetoric and Black Music Earl H Brooks 4th June, pb, £36.95, 9780814346488 Examines how Black music functions as rheto- ric and considers its subject not merely reflec- tive of but central to Afri- can American public discourse.
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