On the 21st February, World Language Day (International Mother Language Day) is observed globally, promoting the awareness and importance of linguistic and cultural diversity.
In recognition of UNESCO’s efforts and the importance of preserving languages around the globe, we’ve pulled twenty of the best language, literature and philology books to be published in the last few years across a wealth of international publishers.
Storie, Visioni e Sfide di un Laboratorio del Futuro
9788857574813
Paperback
248 Pages
Mimesis International
The Hay Archive of Coptic Spells on Leather
A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Materiality of Magical Practice
9780861592333
Paperback
192 Pages
British Museum
A Masterwork Revealed: Creators, Collaboration, and Campaigns
9789464261226
Paperback
326 Pages
Sidestone Press
Writing Around the Ancient Mediterranean
Practices and Adaptations
9781789258509
Hardcover
320 Pages
Oxbow Books
Viewing History through Fiction
9789464280333
Paperback
250 Pages
Sidestone Press
Literary memory and new voices in the ancient novel
9789493194465
Hardcover
173 Pages
Barkhuis
New Approaches to Inscriptions
9781789257892
Paperback
232 Pages
Oxbow Books
Literary Prizes and Cultural Transfer
9789493194380
Paperback
275 Pages
Barkhuis
The History of Orkney Literature
9781910900512
Paperback
256 Pages
Birlinn
9781736690215
Paperback
256 Pages
International Polar Institute
Early Greek Alphabetic Writing
A Linguistic Approach
9781789257434
Hardcover
160 Pages
Oxbow Books
Memes, Communities and Continuous Change
Chinese Internet Vernacular Explained
9781626430181
Paperback
230 Pages
Bridge 21 Publications
Qulip'yugut Iksiaqtuumaruat Tuugaami
9780578906799
Paperback
192 Pages
International Polar Institute
Messages of the Masters / Messaggi dai Maestri
The Secret Language of an Italian Brotherhood in Renaissance Art / Il linguaggio segreto di fratellanza e solidarietà nell’arte rinascimentale
9788859621508
Paperback
160 Pages
Edizioni Polistampa
The Social and Cultural Contexts of Historic Writing Practices
9781789254785
Hardcover
384 Pages
Oxbow Books
The Social Context of Writing Practices in Late Bronze Age Ugarit
9781789255836
Hardcover
320 Pages
Oxbow Books
The Correspondence of Thomas Stephens
Revolutionising Welsh Scholarship in the Mid-Nineteenth Century through Knowledge Exchange
9781891271304
Paperback
272 Pages
Celtic Studies Publications
Prophets, Viziers and Philosophers
Wisdom and Authority in Early Arabic Literature
9789493194199
Hardcover
421 Pages
Barkhuis
Transparent, to the Stone
9780996193894
Paperback
International Polar Institute
New evidence from archaeology and historical linguistics
9781789252705
Paperback
192 Pages
Oxbow Books