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Politics and the English Language Politics and the English...

George Orwell
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Complete Aramaic: A Comprehensive Guide to Reading and Understanding Aramaic, with Original Texts Complete Aramaic: A...

Eric D. Reymond
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Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages Through the Language Glass:...

Guy Deutscher
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The Language Game: How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World The Language Game: How...

Morten H. Christiansen, Nick Chater
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Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins Oxford Dictionary of Word...

Julia Cresswell (Editor)
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Coming Home: One Man's Return to the Irish Language Coming Home: One Man's Return...

Michael McCaughan
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Dent's Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain Dent's Modern Tribes: The...

Susie Dent
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How Language Began: The Story of Humanity's Greatest Invention How Language Began: The Story...

Daniel L Everett
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A Conspiracy of Ravens: A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Birds A Conspiracy of Ravens: A...

Bill Oddie (Foreword by), Thomas Bewick (Illustrator)
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The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language The Horologicon: A Day's...

Mark Forsyth
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Analysing Sentences: An Introduction to English Syntax Analysing Sentences: An...

Noel Burton-Roberts
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Introducing Language and Society Introducing Language and...

Rodney H. Jones, Christiana Themistocleous
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Languages: A Very Short Introduction Languages: A Very Short...

Stephen Anderson
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An Introduction to Sociolinguistics An Introduction to...

Janet Holmes
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Talk on the Wild Side: Why Language Won't Do as it's Told Talk on the Wild Side: Why...

Lane Greene
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Now You're Talking: Human Conversation from the Neanderthals to Artificial Intelligence Now You're Talking: Human...

Trevor Cox
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Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History Printer's Error: Irreverent...

Rebecca Romney
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Quid Pro Quo: What the Romans Really Gave the English Language Quid Pro Quo: What the Romans...

Peter Jones
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Other Wordly: words both strange and lovely from around the world Other Wordly: words both...

Yee-Lum Mak, Kelsey Garrity-Riley (Illustrator)
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Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India through Its Languages Wanderers, Kings, Merchants:...

Peggy Mohan
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Red Herrings and White Elephants: The Origins of the Phrases We Use Every Day Red Herrings and White...

Albert Jack
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Runes Runes

Martin Findell
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Amo, Amas, Amat ... and All That: How to Become a Latin Lover Amo, Amas, Amat ... and All...

Harry Mount
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The Yield The Yield

Tara June Winch
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