Language Theory

Unlock the hidden language of signs and symbols that shapes your world. From the words we speak to the images we consume, semiotics—the study of signs, symbols, and meaning—reveals how communication works beneath the surface. Signs, Symbols, and Meaning: Exploring the World of Semiotics and Its Lasting Influence introduces readers to this fascinating discipline, tracing its origins in philosophy and linguistics, exploring the groundbreaking theories of Ferdinand de Saussure and Charles Sanders Peirce, and uncovering how signs operate in language, culture, media, advertising, politics, ...

Create a lasting and loving attachment with this national bestseller, a “must-read for every couple, at any stage of their relationship” (Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone) from the expert couple’s therapist behind the popular Instagram...

When you need a language model to respond accurately and quickly about a specific field of knowledge, the sprawling capacity of an LLM may hurt more than it helps. This book teaches you to build generative AI models optimized for specific fields.

Looking at the emergence of generative AI, Language Machines presents a new theory of meaning in language and computation, arguing that humanistic scholarship misconstrues how large language models (LLMs) function. Seeing LLMs as a convergence of computation and language, Leif Weatherby contends that AI does not simulate cognition, as widely believed, but rather creates culture.

Living Patterns: Christopher Alexander and the Power of Pattern Language in Design is a compelling exploration of one of the most influential architectural thinkers of the modern era. Christopher Alexander’s groundbreaking work on pattern language transformed not only architecture but also urban planning, community design, and even software development. This book offers readers an accessible yet in-depth introduction to his vision of creating environments that are not only functional and beautiful but truly alive. From his early writings in Notes on the Synthesis of Form to his ...

“A marvelous book. It’s gossipy and personal and completely fascinating...cafe gossip with the footnotes left in.”— New York Times “A superbly engrossing adventure of ideas...this will surely be my philosophy book of the year.” —Sarah Bakewell, New York Times bestselling author of...

Discover how one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant minds redefined the meaning of thought, truth, and understanding. Logic, Language, and Life: Understanding the Transformative Ideas of Ludwig Wittgenstein explores the profound evolution of a philosopher who changed how we see language and reality. From the razor-sharp precision of the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus to the groundbreaking insights of Philosophical Investigations, Wittgenstein’s journey reshaped modern philosophy and continues to influence linguistics, psychology, artificial intelligence, and ethics. Written in ...

The forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion tells the earlier history of Middle-earth, recounting the events of the First and Second Ages, and introducing some of the key characters, such as Galadriel, Elrond, Elendil and the Dark Lord, Sauron. The tales of The Silmarillion are set...

Common Ground is accessible to teachers at all levels yet firmly rooted in current questions of second language acquisition (SLA). One of its primary strengths is the authors themselves, both of whom are accomplished language teachers who understand the challenges and opportunities in communication-focused language teaching.

In Build a Large Language Model (from Scratch) bestselling author Sebastian Raschka guides you step by step through creating your own LLM. Each stage is explained with clear text, diagrams, and examples. You’ll go from the initial design and creation, to pretraining on a general corpus, and on to fine-tuning for specific tasks.

Unlock the hidden patterns that shape language, culture, and society with this complete guide to structuralism. Structuralism Explained: A Complete Guide to Understanding the Philosophy, Theory, and Influence of Structuralist Thought takes readers on a journey through one of the most important intellectual movements of the twentieth century. From Ferdinand de Saussure’s revolutionary ideas about language to Claude Lévi-Strauss’s groundbreaking studies of myth and culture, this book clearly explains how structuralism transformed linguistics, anthropology, psychology, philosophy, and ...

Mastering GraphRAG: From Theory to Production with Neo4j" is a comprehensive, hands-on guide designed to take you from a novice to an expert in building sophisticated AI applications that leverage the power of knowledge graphs. The core premise of this book is that the future of AI lies in its ability to understand and reason over connected data. I methodically deconstruct every component of a GraphRAG system—from data modeling and ingestion to advanced retrieval and production deployment—ensuring a deep conceptual understanding backed by immediate practical application. Using Neo4j, ...

Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Beloved Toni Morrison investigates Black characters in the American literary canon and the way they shaped the nation’s collective unconscious. In a dazzling series of lectures from her tenure as a professor at Princeton University, Toni...

Forget the language instinct—this is the story of how we make up language as we go Language is perhaps humanity’s most astonishing capacity—and one that remains poorly understood. In The Language Game, cognitive scientists Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater show us where...

Master the foundational language of modern mathematics and conquer proof-based logic with this clear, rigorous guide. Whether you are transitioning from high school calculations to university lectures or commuting while pursuing self-directed learning, this friendly audio experience makes...

A New York Times bestseller A New York Times Notable Book “The tale of how Konnikova followed a story about poker players and wound up becoming a story herself will have you riveted, first as you learn about her big winnings, and then as she conveys the lessons she learned both about human...

If God really created via evolution then why does God say that He created everything in only six days? Are those days literal days or are they really indefinite periods of time as Progressive Creationism claims? We know dinosaurs were real; when did God create them if He created in six, literal days only thousands of years ago. The answers to these questions are plainly laid out in Scripture. Ancient commentators, both Jewish and Christian, all agreed that the Bible taught a literal, six day creation only thousands of years ago. Read the First Six Days to learn all of the details!

Few words carry as much weight as communism. To some it means the worst nightmare of the last century — famine, gulags, a wall with guards told to shoot. To others, often younger, it means a beautiful idea that never got a fair chance. Both pictures contain something true, which is exactly why the word is so hard to think about clearly. This short, plain-language guide takes communism apart by separating three things people constantly confuse: the dream (a world with no rich, no poor, and no state), the theory (how Marx said we'd get there), and the regimes (what actually happened when ...

In this study, Fromm argues that man needs to analyze his unconscious thoughts, his dreams, and his conscious fantasies, as they reflect a universal and symbolic representation of himself.

From the coauthor of Algorithms to Live By, an exploration of the quest to use mathematics to describe the ways we think, from its origins three hundred years ago to the ideas behind modern AI systems and the ways in which they still differ from human minds Everyone has a basic understanding of...