Dictionaries & Languages

Discover a new and effective way to learn Polish. With 18 units covering the four key skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, this best-selling course comprises a book and audio support

The world's best-selling grammar series for learners of English.

Expand your Italian verb mastery with the best review and practice workbook for beginning to intermediate learners-now with extensive support from the McGraw-Hill Language Lab app!

The ideal gift for anyone interested in language, geography and people We communicate through the spoken and written word and language has evolved over the centuries. Many languages have survived although only in small pockets throughout the world. This book explores a selection of those languages.

The most irreverent and helpful book on language since the #1 New York Times bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves.

Inspired by Jenni Nuttall's deep knowledge of the English language as well as conversations with her teenage daughter, this is a book for anyone who loves language - and for feminists who want to look to the past in order to move forward.

Explains the origins of words, where they come from, and why we use some of the expressions we do. This book includes sections on Computers, Shakespeare, Political Correctness, Magic and Monsters, and Text Messaging.

From his vast store, here is a bumper collection of Diarmaid O Muirithe's favourite words and phrases and their origins, among them be-the-hokey, barn-brack, break-a-leg, canoodle, hullabaloo, squaw and your goose is cooked.