Linguistics Discussion 2013 and Beyond discussion

This thread is for discussing what linguistic non-fiction books you might be reading, or have read in the past.

I started Trip of the Tongue: Cross-Country Travels in Search of America's Languages while doing a research project on the Makah language. I haven't finished it, but it was entertaining and informative for novices like myslef.

A huge favorite of mine is English with an Accent: Language, Ideology and Discrimination in the United States and Metaphors We Live By is a fantastic, important read.

One I rather enjoyed was Genre. It's less of a linguistic book when compared to some but it does give excellent insight into how genres and fiction connect. Another, for the casual linguistics reader, would be How Fiction Works which looks at the linguistic and literary techniques used by various authors.

Would books on the art of translation fall under linguistics non-fiction?

I'd say so. Any good ones?

Le Ton Beau De Marot: In Praise Of The Music Of Language
After Babel: Aspects of Language and Translation
Why Translation Matters
Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything
The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation

Some linguistics non-fiction that looks good and I would like to read:

The Dialect of Modernism: Race, Language, and Twentieth-Century Literature
American English: Dialects and Variations
Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build A Perfect Language
Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners

Aloha wrote: " ...

In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build A Perfect Language"

Oh Em Gee!! I MUST get my hands on that book! Thank you very much! :)

Jason wrote: "A huge favorite of mine is English with an Accent: Language, Ideology and Discrimination in the United States..."

That looks like a fascinating read too. It's easy to overlook the social baggage attached to the way people speak.

Kyle wrote: "Aloha wrote: " ...

In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build A Perfect Language"

Oh Em Gee!! I MUST get my ha..."

Maj!