(Compiled 2026)

 

Rare Tongues

Lorna Gibb

9781838951771

'Rare Tongues' is an enthralling tour around the rarest languages in the world, bringing a different eye to an often Anglocentric topic. It explores how globally, language and culture is becoming increasingly homogenous - with a resulting loss of different viewpoints and ways of living. Linguist and writer Lorna Gibb will explore the history of these languages, the cultures they belong to, the tales they tell, while offering a glimpse into what we can learn from each of them.

Language City

Ross Perlin

9781804710715

Half of all 7,000-plus human languages may disappear over the next century and - because many have never been recorded - when they're gone, it will be forever. Ross Perlin, a linguist and co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, is racing against time to map little-known languages across the most linguistically diverse city in history: contemporary New York. In 'Language City', Perlin recounts the unique history of immigration that shaped the city, and follows six remarkable yet ordinary speakers of endangered languages deep into their communities to learn how they are maintaining and reviving their languages against overwhelming odds.

French English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

9780241657034

With over 6750 fully illustrated words and phrases in French and English, along with a free bilingual audio app, this bilingual visual dictionary is your essential companion to learning French. You will learn all the words and phrases you need to buy food and clothes, talk about work and education, visit the doctor, go to the bank, use public transport, and much more.

French English Illustrated Dictionary

9780241601471

Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in French with this illustrated dictionary for French-language students. It uses crystal-clear illustrations to show the meaning of over 10,000 words of French vocabulary. The words are shown in a visual context in themed sections covering practical or everyday topics (such as shopping, food, or study), providing learners with all the vocabulary they need for work, travel, and leisure.

Spanish English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

9780241665152

With over 6750 fully illustrated words and phrases in Spanish and English, along with a free bilingual audio app, this bilingual visual dictionary is your essential companion to learning Spanish. You will learn all the words and phrases you need to buy food and clothes, talk about work and education, visit the doctor, go to the bank, use public transport, and much more.

German English Illustrated Dictionary

9780241601488

Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in German with this illustrated dictionary for German-language students. It uses crystal-clear illustrations to show the meaning of over 10,000 words of German vocabulary. The words are shown in a visual context in themed sections covering practical or everyday topics (such as shopping, food, or study), providing learners with all the vocabulary they need for work, travel, and leisure.

Italian English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

9780241665138

With over 10,000 fully illustrated terms arranged by theme, language learning has never been easier. Perfect for tourist and business travellers alike, 'DK's Bilingual Visual Dictionary' series is by your side when buying food, talking about work, discussing health, and studying language.

Mandarin Chinese English Bilingual Visual Dictionary.

9780241667750

With over 6,750 fully illustrated words and phrases in Mandarin Chinese and English, along with a free bilingual audio app, this bilingual visual dictionary is your essential companion to learning Mandarin Chinese. You will learn all the words and phrases you need to buy food and clothes, talk about work and education, visit the doctor, go to the bank, use public transport, and much more.

Japanese English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

9780241667767

With over 6,750 fully illustrated words and phrases in Japanese and English, along with a free bilingual audio app, this bilingual visual dictionary is your essential companion to learning Japanese. You will learn all the words and phrases you need to buy food and clothes, talk about work and education, visit the doctor, go to the bank, use public transport, and much more.

Ukrainian English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

9780241684016

With over 6,750 fully illustrated words and phrases in Ukrainian and English, along with a free bilingual audio app, this bilingual visual dictionary is your essential companion to learning Ukrainian and English. You will learn all the words and phrases you need to buy food and clothes, talk about work and education, visit the doctor, go to the bank, use public transport, and much

The Bilingual Brain

Albert Costa

9780141990385

How do two languages exist in the same brain? Why is it possible for the brain to forget a language? How does bilingualism sculpt the brain? Over half of the world's population is bilingual and yet this fascinating, complex ability of the human brain is understood by few. In 'The Bilingual Brain', leading expert Albert Costa explores the science of language through a wide range of cutting-edge studies and examples from South Korea to Spain to Canada. Looking at the development of the brain from infancy to old age, Costa shows us the impact of bilingualism on everyday life: from a bilingual's ability to multitask and make decisions to the way in which they interact with those around them.

Mother Tongue Tied (BorrowBox ebook)

Malwina Gudowska

9781804440780

More than half of the world's population can speak more than one language fluently and over a third of the population in the United Kingdom is multilingual. And yet life in

multiple languages is rarely discussed publicly, and the pressure to keep heritage languages alive has become a private conflict for millions. Linguist Malwina Gudowska, herself trilingual, takes us inside that private struggle, shedding light on the ways in which we navigate language, its power to shape and reshape lives, and the ripple effects felt far beyond any one home or any one language. It takes one generation for a family language to die. One generation - like mother to child. 'Mother Tongue Tied' is about the emotional weight of raising multilingual children while grappling with your own identity and notions of home, as a child of immigrants, and as a new mother.