Loanwords Books | Summaries & Audio

The Vocabulary Builder Workbook

by Chris Lele • 2018

Roots, false friends, and word origins: the 1,400-word shortcut to a command of English.

4.17

220

🧱 Vocabulary Building 🗣️ English Language Learning 🌳 Word Roots

The Vocabulary Builder Workbook 88%

Roots, false friends, and word origins: the 1,400-word shortcut to a command of English.

by Chris Lele 2018

4.17

220 ratings

🧱 Vocabulary Building 🗣️ English Language Learning 🌳 Word Roots

Learn Ukrainian - Quick / Easy / Efficient

by Pinhok Languages • 2018

2000 high-frequency Ukrainian words: the shortest path from nothing to functional conversation.

3.00

🌐 Language Learning 📝 Vocabulary Building 📊 Word Frequency Lists

Learn Ukrainian - Quick / Easy / Efficient Summary

Learn Ukrainian - Quick / Easy / Efficient 88%

2000 high-frequency Ukrainian words: the shortest path from nothing to functional conversation.

by Pinhok Languages 2018

3.00

1 ratings

🌐 Language Learning 📝 Vocabulary Building 📊 Word Frequency Lists

A Brief History of the Spanish Language

by David A. Pharies • 2007

Why you say 'puerta' not 'porta': the hidden rules that shaped Spanish over two millennia.

3.87

156

📜 Historical Linguistics 🏛️ Romance Linguistics 🇪🇸 Spanish Language

A Brief History of the Spanish Language Summary

A Brief History of the Spanish Language 87%

Why you say 'puerta' not 'porta': the hidden rules that shaped Spanish over two millennia.

by David A. Pharies 2007

3.87

156 ratings

📜 Historical Linguistics 🏛️ Romance Linguistics 🇪🇸 Spanish Language

The Secret Life of Words

by Anne Curzan • 2012

English stole a million words, hid their origins, and keeps changing the rules.

4.37

505

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English Language History 📖 Etymology 📚 Lexicography

The Secret Life of Words 87%

English stole a million words, hid their origins, and keeps changing the rules.

by Anne Curzan 2012

4.37

505 ratings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English Language History 📖 Etymology 📚 Lexicography

The Loom of Language

by Frederick Bodmer • 1943

Languages are not taught. They are inherited. The family tree unlocks what phrasebooks never will.

4.16

398

🕰️ Historical Linguistics 🔍 Comparative Linguistics 🗺️ Polyglot Learning

The Loom of Language 87%

Languages are not taught. They are inherited. The family tree unlocks what phrasebooks never will.

by Frederick Bodmer 1943

4.16

398 ratings

🕰️ Historical Linguistics 🔍 Comparative Linguistics 🗺️ Polyglot Learning

Let's Talk in English

by Manish Gupta • 2015

Speak fluent English: unlock word origins, memory shortcuts, and the idioms native speakers use.

4.50

🗣️ English Learning 📖 Vocabulary Building 🧠 Mnemonics

Let's Talk in English 87%

Speak fluent English: unlock word origins, memory shortcuts, and the idioms native speakers use.

by Manish Gupta 2015

4.50

2 ratings

🗣️ English Learning 📖 Vocabulary Building 🧠 Mnemonics

The Translator's Invisibility

by Lawrence Venuti • 1994

The smoother a translation reads, the more it erases the foreign culture and the translator's labor.

3.79

272

🧠 Translation Studies 📚 Literary Theory ⚖️ Translation Ethics

The Translator's Invisibility 87%

The smoother a translation reads, the more it erases the foreign culture and the translator's labor.

by Lawrence Venuti 1994

3.79

272 ratings

🧠 Translation Studies 📚 Literary Theory ⚖️ Translation Ethics

How to Learn a Foreign Language

by Graham E. Fuller • 1987

Train your mouth for new sounds, hunt grammar as patterns, and turn everyday life into immersion.

3.45

128

📚 Language Acquisition ✍️ Self-Study Methods 🗣️ Pronunciation Training

How to Learn a Foreign Language 87%

Train your mouth for new sounds, hunt grammar as patterns, and turn everyday life into immersion.

by Graham E. Fuller 1987

3.45

128 ratings

📚 Language Acquisition ✍️ Self-Study Methods 🗣️ Pronunciation Training

Word Power Made Easy

by Norman Lewis • 1949

One root unlocks twenty words. A systematic method for building a vocabulary that lasts.

4.42

9k+

📚 Vocabulary Building 🏛️ Etymology 🌳 Root Words

Word Power Made Easy 87%

One root unlocks twenty words. A systematic method for building a vocabulary that lasts.

by Norman Lewis 1949

4.42

9k+ ratings

📚 Vocabulary Building 🏛️ Etymology 🌳 Root Words

La sociolinguistique

by Louis-Jean Calvet • 1993

Language stripped of society is a fiction. Every accent, loanword, and policy proves it.

3.94

🗣️ Sociolinguistics 🏛️ Language And Power 🌍 Language Contact

La sociolinguistique 87%

Language stripped of society is a fiction. Every accent, loanword, and policy proves it.

by Louis-Jean Calvet 1993

3.94

66 ratings

🗣️ Sociolinguistics 🏛️ Language And Power 🌍 Language Contact

Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish

by Margarita Madrigal • 1953

A large Spanish vocabulary is already yours. A few conversion patterns make it usable.

4.28

1k+

🧠 Spanish Vocabulary 🔗 Cognate Vocabulary 🌱 Beginner Spanish

Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish 87%

A large Spanish vocabulary is already yours. A few conversion patterns make it usable.

by Margarita Madrigal 1953

4.28

1k+ ratings

🧠 Spanish Vocabulary 🔗 Cognate Vocabulary 🌱 Beginner Spanish

A World Without "Whom"

by Emmy J. Favilla • 2017

The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.

3.72

491

📖 Style Guides 🌐 Internet Linguistics 🔄 Language Evolution

A World Without "Whom" 87%

The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.

by Emmy J. Favilla 2017

3.72

491 ratings

📖 Style Guides 🌐 Internet Linguistics 🔄 Language Evolution

How to Learn Any Language

by Barry Farber • 1991

Spare minutes, multiple tools, and vivid mnemonics: a language method that gets you speaking fast.

3.80

868

🗣️ Language Learning 🧠 Mnemonic Techniques 📚 Vocabulary Acquisition

How to Learn Any Language 87%

Spare minutes, multiple tools, and vivid mnemonics: a language method that gets you speaking fast.

by Barry Farber 1991

3.80

868 ratings

🗣️ Language Learning 🧠 Mnemonic Techniques 📚 Vocabulary Acquisition

You Are What You Speak

by Robert Lane Greene • 2011

Grammar rules are recent inventions, language decline is a myth, and purism is identity politics.

3.86

682

🗣️ Sociolinguistics 🏛️ Language Policy 🧹 Language Purism

You Are What You Speak 86%

Grammar rules are recent inventions, language decline is a myth, and purism is identity politics.

by Robert Lane Greene 2011

3.86

682 ratings

🗣️ Sociolinguistics 🏛️ Language Policy 🧹 Language Purism

Words on the Move

by John McWhorter • 2016

Writing froze the language in your head; speech has been moving the whole time.

4.14

2k+

🇬🇧 English Language History 🔄 Language Change 📜 Word Origins

Words on the Move 86%

Writing froze the language in your head; speech has been moving the whole time.

by John McWhorter 2016

4.14

2k+ ratings

🇬🇧 English Language History 🔄 Language Change 📜 Word Origins

English Vocabulary in Use Elementary

by Michael McCarthy • 1999

Core English vocabulary, taught through the topics of daily life: home, work, food, and more.

4.19

335

📚 English Vocabulary 🌐 Esl Resources 📖 Self-Study Guides

English Vocabulary in Use Elementary Summary

English Vocabulary in Use Elementary 86%

Core English vocabulary, taught through the topics of daily life: home, work, food, and more.

by Michael McCarthy 1999

4.19

335 ratings

📚 English Vocabulary 🌐 Esl Resources 📖 Self-Study Guides

Studies in Words (Canto)

by C.S. Lewis • 1939

Why you misread old books: words like 'nature' and 'conscience' once meant something else entirely.

4.19

516

🏰 History Of English 🌱 Semantic Change 📜 Philology

Studies in Words (Canto) 86%

Why you misread old books: words like 'nature' and 'conscience' once meant something else entirely.

by C.S. Lewis 1939

4.19

516 ratings

🏰 History Of English 🌱 Semantic Change 📜 Philology

How to Learn a Language in 5 Days

by Frederick Dodson • 2013

Forget grammar. Eight hundred words, five days, and your favorite movies will get you speaking.

4.55

📚 Language Learning ⚡ Accelerated Learning 🎧 Immersion Methods

How to Learn a Language in 5 Days Summary

How to Learn a Language in 5 Days 86%

Forget grammar. Eight hundred words, five days, and your favorite movies will get you speaking.

by Frederick Dodson 2013

4.55

38 ratings

📚 Language Learning ⚡ Accelerated Learning 🎧 Immersion Methods

The Unfolding of Language

by Guy Deutscher • 2005

Language has no inventor. Its intricate architecture is the product of decay, not deliberate design.

4.22

4k+

🧬 Evolutionary Linguistics 📜 Historical Linguistics 🗣️ Origin Of Language

The Unfolding of Language 86%

Language has no inventor. Its intricate architecture is the product of decay, not deliberate design.

by Guy Deutscher 2005

4.22

4k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Linguistics 📜 Historical Linguistics 🗣️ Origin Of Language

The Third Ear

by Chris Lonsdale • 2006

The trick to fluency isn't a better textbook; it's learning to hear what words can't say.

3.76

139

🌍 Adult Language Learning 🤝 Nonverbal Communication 🗣️ Pronunciation Mastery

The Third Ear 86%

The trick to fluency isn't a better textbook; it's learning to hear what words can't say.

by Chris Lonsdale 2006

3.76

139 ratings

🌍 Adult Language Learning 🤝 Nonverbal Communication 🗣️ Pronunciation Mastery

Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami

by David Karashima • 2020

Your Murakami was crafted by translators who cut, reshaped, and sometimes rewrote him; this is how.

3.71

477

📚 Literary Translation 📚 Publishing History 🌐 Global Publishing

Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami Summary

Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami 86%

Your Murakami was crafted by translators who cut, reshaped, and sometimes rewrote him; this is how.

by David Karashima 2020

3.71

477 ratings

📚 Literary Translation 📚 Publishing History 🌐 Global Publishing

Babel No More

by Michael Erard • 2012

Legendary language learners aren't geniuses. They're obsessive collectors with shallow skills.

3.54

1k+

🌐 Multilingualism 🗣️ Language Learning 🧠 Neurolinguistics

Babel No More 86%

Legendary language learners aren't geniuses. They're obsessive collectors with shallow skills.

by Michael Erard 2012

3.54

1k+ ratings

🌐 Multilingualism 🗣️ Language Learning 🧠 Neurolinguistics

Empires of the Word

by Nicholas Ostler • 2005

Akkadian vanished; Chinese didn't. Why some languages endure and others die, across 4,500 years.

4.06

3k+

🗣️ Linguistic History 🌍 Global History 🗺️ Language Spread

Empires of the Word 86%

Akkadian vanished; Chinese didn't. Why some languages endure and others die, across 4,500 years.

by Nicholas Ostler 2005

4.06

3k+ ratings

🗣️ Linguistic History 🌍 Global History 🗺️ Language Spread

That's Not English

by Erin Moore • 2015

British reserve and American enthusiasm hide in words that both countries assume they share.

3.67

858

🗣️ Language And Culture 🌍 Cultural Comparison 🎩 Social Class

That's Not English 86%

British reserve and American enthusiasm hide in words that both countries assume they share.

by Erin Moore 2015

3.67

858 ratings

🗣️ Language And Culture 🌍 Cultural Comparison 🎩 Social Class

Dictionary of American Slang

by Robert L. Chapman • 1998

Slang is a psychological shield, a substitute for the fist, and language at its most honest.

3.91

🗣️ Sociolinguistic Analysis 📖 Lexicography ❤️ Language And Emotion

Dictionary of American Slang 86%

Slang is a psychological shield, a substitute for the fist, and language at its most honest.

by Robert L. Chapman 1998

3.91

43 ratings

🗣️ Sociolinguistic Analysis 📖 Lexicography ❤️ Language And Emotion

El pequeño libro del lenguaje

by David Crystal • 2012

Grammar runs without a rulebook. Your accent is your signature. And every language remakes itself.

3.75

2k+

El pequeño libro del lenguaje 86%

Grammar runs without a rulebook. Your accent is your signature. And every language remakes itself.

by David Crystal 2012

3.75

2k+ ratings

The Linguist

by Steve Kaufmann • 2003

The method that builds fluency through audio, reading, and self-guided practice, not grammar drills.

3.47

200

🎧 Comprehensible Input 🧭 Self-Directed Study 📚 Vocabulary Building

The Linguist 86%

The method that builds fluency through audio, reading, and self-guided practice, not grammar drills.

by Steve Kaufmann 2003

3.47

200 ratings

🎧 Comprehensible Input 🧭 Self-Directed Study 📚 Vocabulary Building

The Mother Tongue

by Bill Bryson • 1990

Why English spelling is a mess, dialects baffle, and a Germanic tongue now rules the world.

3.91

44k+

🗣️ History Of English 📚 Popular Linguistics 🌍 Language Evolution

The Mother Tongue 86%

Why English spelling is a mess, dialects baffle, and a Germanic tongue now rules the world.

by Bill Bryson 1990

3.91

44k+ ratings

🗣️ History Of English 📚 Popular Linguistics 🌍 Language Evolution

Becoming a Translator

by Douglas Robinson • 1997

Your second language gets you in the door. Professional pride and cultural instinct keep you there.

3.68

122

🎓 Translator Training 📝 Translation Practice 🏛️ Translation Theory

Becoming a Translator 86%

Your second language gets you in the door. Professional pride and cultural instinct keep you there.

by Douglas Robinson 1997

3.68

122 ratings

🎓 Translator Training 📝 Translation Practice 🏛️ Translation Theory

Ingles para Latinos

by William C. Harvey • 1992

Spanish speakers, master English verbs as natives use them and crack the idioms textbooks ignore.

4.51

🗣️ English As A Second Language 📘 Bilingual Education 📖 Self-Study Method

Ingles para Latinos 86%

Spanish speakers, master English verbs as natives use them and crack the idioms textbooks ignore.

by William C. Harvey 1992

4.51

53 ratings

🗣️ English As A Second Language 📘 Bilingual Education 📖 Self-Study Method

How to Speak Any Language Fluently

by Alex Rawlings • 2017

The routines, memory tricks, and confidence builders that turn a silent learner fluent.

3.85

499

🗣️ Language Acquisition 🌐 Polyglot Methods 🔄 Spaced Repetition

How to Speak Any Language Fluently Summary

How to Speak Any Language Fluently 86%

The routines, memory tricks, and confidence builders that turn a silent learner fluent.

by Alex Rawlings 2017

3.85

499 ratings

🗣️ Language Acquisition 🌐 Polyglot Methods 🔄 Spaced Repetition

The Power of Language

by Viorica Marian • 2023

Language doesn't just describe your world. It builds it. A second language builds a second you.

4.06

1k+

📊 Psycholinguistics 🗣️ Multilingualism 🌐 Linguistic Relativity

The Power of Language 86%

Language doesn't just describe your world. It builds it. A second language builds a second you.

by Viorica Marian 2023

4.06

1k+ ratings

📊 Psycholinguistics 🗣️ Multilingualism 🌐 Linguistic Relativity

Dreaming in Hindi

by Katherine Russell Rich • 2009

After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.

3.12

1k+

🏊 Language Immersion 🇮🇳 India Memoir 🧠 Neurolinguistics

Dreaming in Hindi 86%

After cancer, she went to India. Learning Hindi broke her brain open and rebuilt it.

by Katherine Russell Rich 2009

3.12

1k+ ratings

🏊 Language Immersion 🇮🇳 India Memoir 🧠 Neurolinguistics

Fluent in 3 Months

by Benny Lewis • 2014

Skip the classroom: why broken sentences now beat years of silent preparation.

3.66

6k+

🗣️ Language Learning 🧠 Memory Techniques ❓ Language Myths

Fluent in 3 Months 86%

Skip the classroom: why broken sentences now beat years of silent preparation.

by Benny Lewis 2014

3.66

6k+ ratings

🗣️ Language Learning 🧠 Memory Techniques ❓ Language Myths

Through the Language Glass

by Guy Deutscher • 2010

Language doesn't trap thought; it trains it. What you must say daily rewires what you see.

3.91

8k+

🔤 Linguistic Relativity 💭 Language And Thought 🗣️ Popular Linguistics

Through the Language Glass 86%

Language doesn't trap thought; it trains it. What you must say daily rewires what you see.

by Guy Deutscher 2010

3.91

8k+ ratings

🔤 Linguistic Relativity 💭 Language And Thought 🗣️ Popular Linguistics

Mother Tongue

by Christine Gilbert • 2016

A family's two-year quest to learn Mandarin, Arabic, and Spanish abroad. But her toddler objected.

3.72

449

🌊 Language Immersion 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Multilingual Parenting ✈️ Family Travel

Mother Tongue 86%

A family's two-year quest to learn Mandarin, Arabic, and Spanish abroad. But her toddler objected.

by Christine Gilbert 2016

3.72

449 ratings

🌊 Language Immersion 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Multilingual Parenting ✈️ Family Travel

Like, Literally, Dude

by Valerie Fridland • 2023

Vocal fry, um, and literally: the science that turns every grammar pet peeve into a feature.

3.85

925

🗣️ Sociolinguistics 📖 Grammar And Usage 🔄 Language Change

Like, Literally, Dude 86%

Vocal fry, um, and literally: the science that turns every grammar pet peeve into a feature.

by Valerie Fridland 2023

3.85

925 ratings

🗣️ Sociolinguistics 📖 Grammar And Usage 🔄 Language Change

Spanish Short Stories for Beginners

by Lingo Mastery • 2018

A Spanish beginner's shortcut: twenty stories with audio, translations, and zero grammar lectures.

3.72

265

📚 Graded Reader 🇪🇸 Spanish For Beginners 📖 Parallel Text

Spanish Short Stories for Beginners Summary

Spanish Short Stories for Beginners 86%

A Spanish beginner's shortcut: twenty stories with audio, translations, and zero grammar lectures.

by Lingo Mastery 2018

3.72

265 ratings

📚 Graded Reader 🇪🇸 Spanish For Beginners 📖 Parallel Text

Memes of Translation

by Andrew Chesterman • 1997

Why do some ideas about translation survive for centuries while others vanish? A memetic answer.

4.09

📚 Translation Studies 🧬 Memetics 🌍 Cultural Evolution

Memes of Translation 86%

Why do some ideas about translation survive for centuries while others vanish? A memetic answer.

by Andrew Chesterman 1997

4.09

22 ratings

📚 Translation Studies 🧬 Memetics 🌍 Cultural Evolution

Because Internet

by Gretchen McCulloch • 2019

Why a period feels angry and emoji work like gestures: the hidden grammar of internet English.

4.04

13k+

🖥️ Internet Linguistics ✍️ Informal Writing 👋 Digital Gestures

Because Internet 86%

Why a period feels angry and emoji work like gestures: the hidden grammar of internet English.

by Gretchen McCulloch 2019

4.04

13k+ ratings

🖥️ Internet Linguistics ✍️ Informal Writing 👋 Digital Gestures

The Bonjour Effect

by Julie Barlow • 2016

Knowing the language isn't enough. The real test is the invisible rules behind every greeting.

3.90

2k+

🇫🇷 French Culture 🧩 Cultural Codes 🗣️ Language And Identity

The Bonjour Effect 86%

Knowing the language isn't enough. The real test is the invisible rules behind every greeting.

by Julie Barlow 2016

3.90

2k+ ratings

🇫🇷 French Culture 🧩 Cultural Codes 🗣️ Language And Identity

The Language Game

by Morten H. Christiansen • 2022

Language isn't a fixed code; it's a second-by-second improvisation that built human culture.

4.02

462

🗣️ Language Evolution 🧠 Cognitive Linguistics 🌍 Cultural Evolution

The Language Game 86%

Language isn't a fixed code; it's a second-by-second improvisation that built human culture.

by Morten H. Christiansen 2022

4.02

462 ratings

🗣️ Language Evolution 🧠 Cognitive Linguistics 🌍 Cultural Evolution

Language Hacking Guide

by Benny Lewis • 2010

Stop waiting until you're ready. Speak a new language today, and let the grammar catch up.

3.64

163

🗣️ Language Acquisition ⚡ Rapid Language Learning 🏠 Language Immersion

Language Hacking Guide 86%

Stop waiting until you're ready. Speak a new language today, and let the grammar catch up.

by Benny Lewis 2010

3.64

163 ratings

🗣️ Language Acquisition ⚡ Rapid Language Learning 🏠 Language Immersion

Improve Your Global Business English

by Fiona Talbot • 2012

Business English across borders: adapt your writing to any culture and never lose a deal.

3.81

🌍 Global Business 📝 Business Writing 🗣️ Cross-Cultural Communication

Improve Your Global Business English Summary

Improve Your Global Business English 86%

Business English across borders: adapt your writing to any culture and never lose a deal.

by Fiona Talbot 2012

3.81

26 ratings

🌍 Global Business 📝 Business Writing 🗣️ Cross-Cultural Communication

Language City

by Ross Perlin • 2024

Seven hundred languages pack New York City. Most are on the verge of silence.

4.20

919

🗽 Endangered Languages 🌍 Linguistic Diversity 📚 Language Preservation

Language City 86%

Seven hundred languages pack New York City. Most are on the verge of silence.

by Ross Perlin 2024

4.20

919 ratings

🗽 Endangered Languages 🌍 Linguistic Diversity 📚 Language Preservation

Fluent Forever

by Gabriel Wyner • 2014

The sounds come first: train your ears. Then timed review cards lock words into permanent memory.

4.08

13k+

🗣️ Language Acquisition ⏱️ Spaced Repetition 🧠 Memory Techniques

Fluent Forever 86%

The sounds come first: train your ears. Then timed review cards lock words into permanent memory.

by Gabriel Wyner 2014

4.08

13k+ ratings

🗣️ Language Acquisition ⏱️ Spaced Repetition 🧠 Memory Techniques

Verbal Advantage

by Charles Harrington Elster • 2000

Ten levels that take your vocabulary from competent to commanding, one word at a time.

4.51

519

📚 Vocabulary Building 📖 Usage Guides 🎓 Self-Education

Verbal Advantage 86%

Ten levels that take your vocabulary from competent to commanding, one word at a time.

by Charles Harrington Elster 2000

4.51

519 ratings

📚 Vocabulary Building 📖 Usage Guides 🎓 Self-Education

Thirty Days to Better English

by Norman Lewis • 1985

Vocabulary limits your career more than your degree. The efficient path targets a hundred words.

4.02

373

🧱 Vocabulary Building 📝 English Grammar 🌳 Word Roots

Thirty Days to Better English 86%

Vocabulary limits your career more than your degree. The efficient path targets a hundred words.

by Norman Lewis 1985

4.02

373 ratings

🧱 Vocabulary Building 📝 English Grammar 🌳 Word Roots

Semicolon

by Cecelia Watson • 2019

How a semicolon started a grammar war: the rules we invented, the people they hurt.

3.68

2k+

🖋️ Grammar And Style 📜 Language History 🔍 Cultural Microhistory

Semicolon 86%

How a semicolon started a grammar war: the rules we invented, the people they hurt.

by Cecelia Watson 2019

3.68

2k+ ratings

🖋️ Grammar And Style 📜 Language History 🔍 Cultural Microhistory

Language Hacking Spanish

by Benny Lewis • 2016

Speak Spanish on day one with five verbs, a cheat sheet, and zero perfectionism.

3.93

📚 Language Learning 💬 Conversational Spanish 📖 Self-Study Spanish

Language Hacking Spanish 86%

Speak Spanish on day one with five verbs, a cheat sheet, and zero perfectionism.

by Benny Lewis 2016

3.93

84 ratings

📚 Language Learning 💬 Conversational Spanish 📖 Self-Study Spanish

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