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by Robert McCrum
- a comprehensive and very interesting account of the origins and development of the English language.
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by Tom McArthur
- explores the ways in which the many varieties of English are becoming further and further from one another and the possiblity that they may become separate languages.
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by David Crystal
- an interesting introduction to the English language in all its many forms.
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by David Crystal
- an account of the origins and history of English from Beowulf to text messaging. It discusses not only the development standard language but also at regional dialects and other 'nonstandard' varieties.
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by Melvyn Bragg
- an entertaining and informative book about the history of the English language.
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by David Crystal
- an excellent, interesting and comprehensive general reference book on the history, structure and worldwide use of the English language.
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by Bill Bryson
- a humorous look at all aspects of the English language.
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by Bill Bryson
- an informal and irreverant history of the English language in the USA.
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by Peter Novobatzky and Ammon Shea
- this unusual, un-put-downable little volume collects more than three hundred of the English language's most disgusting, offensive, and obscene words - words that have fallen out of common usage but will no doubt delight, amuse, and in some cases prove surprisingly useful.
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by Richard Lederer
- a most entertaining and lighthearted look at some of the eccentricities of the English language.
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by Robert Claiborne
- an examination of the developments in English's linguistic history. The book investigates where various English words originated and the author shows that words can tell us how our linguistic ancestors lived, where they travelled and with whom they came in contact.
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by Orrin W. Robinson
- an interesting introduction to Gothic, Old Norse, Old English, Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Low Franconian and Old Frisian with example texts and historical background to each language.
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