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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Paperback)

The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Paperback)

The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Paperback)

By: Steven Pinker

Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe (Kindle Edition)

Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe (Kindle Edition)

Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe (Kindle Edition)

By: Gaston Dorren

The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature (Hardcover)

The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature (Hardcover)

The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature (Hardcover)

By: Steven Pinker

Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language (Hardcover)

Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language (Hardcover)

Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language (Hardcover)

By: Gretchen McCulloch

Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages (Hardcover)

Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages (Hardcover)

Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages (Hardcover)

By: Guy Deutscher

The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way (Paperback)

The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way (Paperback)

The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way (Paperback)

By: Bill Bryson

Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World (Paperback)

Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World (Paperback)

Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World (Paperback)

By: Nicholas Ostler

The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language – A Witty Linguistics Guide to How Tongues Mix, Mutate, and Evolve (Paperback)

The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language – A Witty Linguistics Guide to How Tongues Mix, Mutate, and Evolve (Paperback)

The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language – A Witty Linguistics Guide to How Tongues Mix, Mutate, and Evolve (Paperback)

By: John McWhorter

Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language (Hardcover)

Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language (Hardcover)

Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language (Hardcover)

By: Amanda Montell

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (Hardcover)

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (Hardcover)

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (Hardcover)

By: Kory Stamper

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (Paperback)

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (Paperback)

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (Paperback)

By: Simon Winchester

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)

By: Lynne Truss

The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention (Paperback)

The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention (Paperback)

The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention (Paperback)

By: Guy Deutscher

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (Hardcover)

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (Hardcover)

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (Hardcover)

By: Amanda Montell

Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages (Hardcover)

Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages (Hardcover)

Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages (Hardcover)

By: Gaston Dorren

Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still (Like, Literally)

Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still (Like, Literally)

Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still (Like, Literally)

By: John McWhorter

What Language Is: And What It Isn't and What It Could Be (Hardcover)

What Language Is: And What It Isn't and What It Could Be (Hardcover)

What Language Is: And What It Isn't and What It Could Be (Hardcover)

By: John McWhorter

Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global (Hardcover)

Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global (Hardcover)

Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global (Hardcover)

By: Laura Spinney

Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter — Then, Now, and Forever (Kindle Edition)

Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter — Then, Now, and Forever (Kindle Edition)

Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter — Then, Now, and Forever (Kindle Edition)

By: John McWhorter

Words and Rules (Paperback)

Words and Rules (Paperback)

Words and Rules (Paperback)

By: Steven Pinker

Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It (Paperback)

Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It (Paperback)

Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It (Paperback)

By: Gabriel Wyner

The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language (Hardcover)

The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language (Hardcover)

The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language (Hardcover)

By: Mark Forsyth

Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English (Paperback)

Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English (Paperback)

Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English (Paperback)

By: John McWhorter

Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners (Hardcover)

Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners (Hardcover)

Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners (Hardcover)

By: Michael Erard

On Language (Paperback)

On Language (Paperback)

On Language (Paperback)

By: Noam Chomsky

Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters (Paperback)

Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters (Paperback)

Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters (Paperback)

By: Mark Dunn

Course in General Linguistics (Paperback)

Course in General Linguistics (Paperback)

Course in General Linguistics (Paperback)

By: Ferdinand de Saussure

The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World (Hardcover)

The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World (Hardcover)

The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World (Hardcover)

By: David W. Anthony

Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English (Hardcover)

Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English (Hardcover)

Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English (Hardcover)

By: Valerie Fridland

What's Your Pronoun? Beyond He and She (Hardcover)

What's Your Pronoun? Beyond He and She (Hardcover)

What's Your Pronoun? Beyond He and She (Hardcover)

By: Dennis Baron

The Story of English in 100 Words (Hardcover)

The Story of English in 100 Words (Hardcover)

The Story of English in 100 Words (Hardcover)

By: David Crystal

Language and Mind (Paperback)

Language and Mind (Paperback)

Language and Mind (Paperback)

By: Noam Chomsky

Language Families of the World (Audible Audio)

Language Families of the World (Audible Audio)

Language Families of the World (Audible Audio)

By: John McWhorter

After Babel: Aspects of Language and Translation (Paperback)

After Babel: Aspects of Language and Translation (Paperback)

After Babel: Aspects of Language and Translation (Paperback)

By: George Steiner

Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen (Hardcover)

Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen (Hardcover)

Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen (Hardcover)

By: Mary Norris

Language and Symbolic Power (Paperback)

Language and Symbolic Power (Paperback)

Language and Symbolic Power (Paperback)

By: Pierre Bourdieu

In Search of the Indo-Europeans: Language, Archaeology and Myth (Paperback)

In Search of the Indo-Europeans: Language, Archaeology and Myth (Paperback)

In Search of the Indo-Europeans: Language, Archaeology and Myth (Paperback)

By: J.P. Mallory

What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves (Hardcover)

What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves (Hardcover)

What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves (Hardcover)

By: Benjamin K. Bergen

Vulgar Tongues (Hardcover)

Vulgar Tongues (Hardcover)

Vulgar Tongues (Hardcover)

By: Max Décharné

The Word Detective: Searching for the Meaning of It All at the Oxford English Dictionary (Hardcover)

The Word Detective: Searching for the Meaning of It All at the Oxford English Dictionary (Hardcover)

The Word Detective: Searching for the Meaning of It All at the Oxford English Dictionary (Hardcover)

By: John Simpson

Ascent of the A-Word: Assholism, the First Sixty Years (Hardcover)

Ascent of the A-Word: Assholism, the First Sixty Years (Hardcover)

Ascent of the A-Word: Assholism, the First Sixty Years (Hardcover)

By: Geoffrey Nunberg

The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World's Most Endangered Languages (Hardcover)

The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World's Most Endangered Languages (Hardcover)

The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World's Most Endangered Languages (Hardcover)

By: K. David Harrison

Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States (Paperback)

Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States (Paperback)

Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States (Paperback)

By: Bill Bryson

A Little Book of Language (Hardcover)

A Little Book of Language (Hardcover)

A Little Book of Language (Hardcover)

By: David Crystal

The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind World-Building (Paperback)

The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind World-Building (Paperback)

The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind World-Building (Paperback)

By: David J. Peterson

How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die (Hardcover)

How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die (Hardcover)

How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die (Hardcover)

By: David Crystal

Metaphors We Live By (Paperback)

Metaphors We Live By (Paperback)

Metaphors We Live By (Paperback)

By: George Lakoff

How to Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own (Paperback)

How to Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own (Paperback)

How to Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own (Paperback)

By: Barry Farber