Linguistics, Psycholinguistics All books

Claude Hagège
Music or Death The language of music explained by an eminent linguist
Music does indeed have a strong message to convey

Laurent Danon-Boileau
When the Subject Speaks
Why do we speak? This banal question nonetheless encompasses a multiplicity of meanings.

Marc Crépon
The Writer’s Vocation
From earliest childhood we all know how violent, unfair, even inflexible, language can be — particularly when we have to confront our parents’ or schoolteachers’ anger.

Alain Bentolila
Talk to People You Don’t Like The Challenge Of Babel
A virulent criticism of everything that keeps the French from sharing a common language

Alain Bentolila
Language Against Barbarism Teaching Our Children to Live Together
Mastering language skills is crucial to a childs academic and social future. Children who know how to speak, read and write not only know how to think for themselves, they also know how to think with others, to accept them, and to find their own place in society.