Egyptian Language by E. A. Wallis Budge Budge gives the history of hieroglyphic writing, its evolution into hieratic and demotic scripts, and the fascinating tale of its decipherment by Young, Champollion, Åkerblad, and others.
An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter W. Skeat This reference traces English words back to their Indo-European roots. Each entry features a brief definition, identifies the language of origin, and employs a few illustrative quotations. An extensive appendix includes prefixes, suffixes, more.
English Picture Word Book by Hayward Cirker, Barbara Steadman Delightful learning aid contains 15 large pictures of home, school, farm, beach, other environments, each with dozens of objects, animals, people carefully labeled. Build vocabulary and have fun coloring too.
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir This book asks and answers fundamental questions about how language works, its regional variations, and its cultural and historical roles. The author relates linguistic issues to a broad spectrum of other areas.
