Language Evolution

The leading scholars in the rapidly growing field of language evolution give readable accounts of their theories on the origins of language and reflect on the most important current issues and debates. As well as providing a guide to their own published research in this area they highlight what they see as the most relevant research of others. The authors come from a wide range of disciplines involved in language evolution including linguistics, cognitive science, computational science, primatology, and archaeology.

Improve Your Punctuation: Learn the Skills, Master the Language

The plain guide to the clear presentation of written language: punctuation is the ‘nuts and bolts’ of the English language, and here is the ideal everyday companion.

Punctuation has been described as ‘a courtesy designed to help readers understand a story without stumbling’. Included in this essential guide are:

- ‘Ten Golden Rules of Punctuation’ by a Victorian schoolmistress

- how to deal with capitalization, full stops and commas

- mastery of colons, parentheses, dashes, hyphens, questions, exclamations and apostrophes

- the ultimate punctuation test

- witty cartoons by Hunt Emerson

English in the World: History, Diversity, Change

English in the World: History, Diversity, Change examines the English language as it has developed through history and is used across the globe today. The first half of the book outlines the history of the language from its fifth-century roots through its development as a national, a colonial, and now a global language. In the second half, the focus shifts to the diversity of the language today

English Legal System

Updated annually to provide the most up-to-date content for those teaching and studying the English legal system, the new edition continues to provide the definitive introduction to this area. Elliott and Quinn's engaging account of this constantly evolving subject will provide students with a broad working knowledge and develop their critical analysis of existing laws and reform options.