 | A Student's Introduction to English Grammar by Rodney Huddleston
Buy new: £13.79 / Used from: £8.96 You won't need another grammar textbook for English
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 | The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language by Rodney Huddleston
Buy new: £111.83 / Used from: £111.85 The ultimate modern guide to English grammar, you might need a rich aunt for this one...
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 | Merriam Webster's Concise Dictionary of English Usage (Dictionary) (Dictionary) by Inc. Merriam-Webster
Buy new: £9.89 / Used from: £4.27 What writers actually write, rather than what they should write.
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 | Penguin Writers' Guides: How to Write Effective Emails by R. L. Trask
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £6.04 A modern guide to English usage
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 | The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language by David Crystal
Buy new: £18.99 / Used from: £6.66 A wonderful introduction to the wonder of language, and its scientific study
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 | Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (includes CD-ROM)
Buy used from: £16.76 This book is genius for language learners. Recommended over Collins et al.
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 | Cognitive Linguistics: An Introduction by Vyvyan Evans
Buy used from: £43.21 Simply the best intro to one of the most exciting fields of linguistics - the cognitive enterprise!
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 | The Minimalist Program (Current Studies in Linguistics) by N Chomsky
Buy new: £25.46 / Used from: £19.70 Not exactly intro level, but required reading at some stage, and that better be before he gets onto his next book...
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