Uncovers the ancient Egyptian origin and magical power of the runes

This collection brings together leading scholars across disciplines to reflect on the relationship between intermediality and multimodality and future directions for the contemporary mediascape, building on a 2022 Linnaeus University lecture series inspired by the work of the late Lars Elleström.

In a world where all language is data that can be stored, monitored, and controlled, The Future of Language explores the impact this will have on how we communicate.

Bringing a fuzzy logic-based approach into translation studies and drawing on the theory of information entropy, this book discusses the translation of fuzzy language in literary works and advances a new method of measuring text fuzziness between translation and source text.

A discursive historic dictionary which examines the language of the American Armed Forces in World War II through more than 2,500 entries which collectively show how the war had an impact on American speech.

Galileo's Library recounts how and why Galileo collected hundreds of books and manuscripts, and how family and fame led to his library's dispersal, forgeries, thefts, and, in a few cases, preservation. Crystal Hall uses data visualizations to uncover details about the importance of print and written materials in shaping his reputation.