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A Mouthful of Air: Language and Languages, Especially EnglishA Mouthful of Air: Language and Languages, Especially English by Anthony Burgess
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English LanguageThe Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language by David Crystal
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Mother Tongue: The English LanguageMother Tongue: The English Language by Bill Bryson
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Spoken Here: Travel among Threatened LanguagesSpoken Here: Travel among Threatened Languages by Mark Abley
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Dr. Johnson's Dictionary: The Extraordinary Story of the Book That Defined the WorldDr. Johnson's Dictionary: The Extraordinary Story of the Book That Defined the World by Henry Hitchings
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Penguin Classics)An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Penguin Classics) by John Locke
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Foundations of Language: Brain, Meaning, Grammar, EvolutionFoundations of Language: Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution by Ray Jackendoff
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Swearing: A Social History of Foul Language, Oaths and Profanity in EnglishSwearing: A Social History of Foul Language, Oaths and Profanity in English by Geoffrey Hughes
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Cassell Dictionary Of Slang (Cassell Dictionary Of ...)Cassell Dictionary Of Slang (Cassell Dictionary Of ...) by Jonathon Green
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Saussure (Modern Masters)Saussure (Modern Masters) by Jonathan Culler
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Sensible Words: Linguistic Practice in England, 1640-1785Sensible Words: Linguistic Practice in England, 1640-1785 by Professor Murray Cohen
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Lost for Words: The Mangling and Manipulating of the English LanguageLost for Words: The Mangling and Manipulating of the English Language by John Humphrys
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Troublesome WordsTroublesome Words by Bill Bryson
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Eats shoots and leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to PunctuationEats shoots and leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
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