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The making of the "Oxford English Dictionary" was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of... Læs mere
A groundbreaking survey of the language used around queerness in the Arab world, with contributions by leading Arab queer writers, thinkers and activists
Demonstrates that technology is affected at a fundamental level by the social context in which it develops. This book features arguments about the relation of technology... Læs mere
This book is for parents who live in a foreign country and intend to raise their children in their own heritage language(s). It offers helpful suggestions for this challenging situation and provides useful strategies in the daily interactions between parents and children.
This short treatise looks at how we construct a social reality from our sense impressions; at how, for example, we construct a "five-pound note" with all that implies in terms of value and social meaning, from the printed piece of paper we see and touch.
The author traces the misapplication of Western, body-oriented concepts of gender through the history of gender discourses in... Læs mere
How do we really make ourselves understood to other people? This book shows how, from puns to poetry, news bulletins to the Bible, Asterix to Swedish films, translation is at the heart of everything we do - and makes us who we are.
The renowned philosopher John Searle investigates the nature of social reality. How do institutions such as money, marriage, and government... Læs mere
Explores our brains' near-miraculous ability to arrange and re-arrange themselves in response to external circumstances. This title... Læs mere
Verlyn Flieger's expanded and updated edition of ""Splintered Light"", a study of Tolkien's fiction first published in 1983, examines ""The Silmarillion"" and ""The Lord of the Rings"" in light of Owen Barfield's linguistic theory of the fragmentation of meaning.