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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 22,502 ratings — published 1994
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Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.92 — 4,683 ratings — published 2014
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The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.91 — 11,205 ratings — published 2007
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Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 4.05 — 12,496 ratings — published 2019
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Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.91 — 7,379 ratings — published 2010
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The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.91 — 44,202 ratings — published 1990
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Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,092 ratings — published 2005
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The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language – A Witty Linguistics Guide to How Tongues Mix, Mutate, and Evolve The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language – A Witty Linguistics Guide to How Tongues Mix, Mutate, and Evolve (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,246 ratings — published 2001
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Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 4.23 — 27,968 ratings — published 2019
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Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 4.18 — 9,225 ratings — published 2017
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.84 — 121,817 ratings — published 1998
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,413 ratings — published 2003
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The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,059 ratings — published 2005
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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.81 — 117,540 ratings — published 2021
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Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.79 — 4,186 ratings — published 2018
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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 (shelved 5 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,951 ratings — published 2016
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What Language Is: And What It Isn't and What It Could Be What Language Is: And What It Isn't and What It Could Be (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.89 — 798 ratings — published 2011
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Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,500 ratings — published 2025
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Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter — Then, Now, and Forever Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter — Then, Now, and Forever (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.94 — 4,309 ratings — published 2021
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Words and Rules Words and Rules (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,927 ratings — published 1999
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Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 4.08 — 13,052 ratings — published 2014
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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 4.23 — 12,452 ratings — published 2011
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,188 ratings — published 2008
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Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.54 — 1,481 ratings — published 2012
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On Language On Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,072 ratings — published 1998
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Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.94 — 58,446 ratings — published 2001
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Course in General Linguistics Course in General Linguistics (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,654 ratings — published 1916
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The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,962 ratings — published 2007
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Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.85 — 903 ratings — published 2023
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What's Your Pronoun? Beyond He and She What's Your Pronoun? Beyond He and She (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.60 — 931 ratings — published 2020
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The Story of English in 100 Words The Story of English in 100 Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,543 ratings — published 2011
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Language and Mind Language and Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,320 ratings — published 1968
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Language Families of the World Language Families of the World (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 4.41 — 995 ratings — published 2019
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After Babel: Aspects of Language and Translation After Babel: Aspects of Language and Translation (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 4.15 — 633 ratings — published 1975
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Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.63 — 2,117 ratings — published 2019
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Language and Symbolic Power Language and Symbolic Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 4.18 — 991 ratings — published 1982
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In Search of the Indo-Europeans: Language, Archaeology and Myth In Search of the Indo-Europeans: Language, Archaeology and Myth (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 4.08 — 808 ratings — published 1989
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What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.75 — 1,765 ratings — published 2016
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Vulgar Tongues Vulgar Tongues (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.12 — 141 ratings — published 2015
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The Word Detective: Searching for the Meaning of It All at the Oxford English Dictionary The Word Detective: Searching for the Meaning of It All at the Oxford English Dictionary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.84 — 475 ratings — published 2016
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Ascent of the A-Word: Assholism, the First Sixty Years Ascent of the A-Word: Assholism, the First Sixty Years (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.29 — 202 ratings — published 2012
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The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World's Most Endangered Languages The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World's Most Endangered Languages (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.87 — 455 ratings — published 2010
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Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.92 — 16,016 ratings — published 1994
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A Little Book of Language A Little Book of Language (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.75 — 2,379 ratings — published 2012
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The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind World-Building The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind World-Building (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,031 ratings — published 2015
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How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,333 ratings — published 2006
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Metaphors We Live By Metaphors We Live By (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 4.09 — 6,927 ratings — published 1980
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How to Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own How to Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.81 — 864 ratings — published 1991
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Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.77 — 2,796 ratings — published 2011
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The Language Hoax: Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language The Language Hoax: Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as linguistics-language)
avg rating 3.73 — 1,448 ratings — published 2014
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