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50 Books About the English Language

From the history of the language to how we got certain words and phrases to why there are so many contradictions.... Here are 50 books about the fascinating language behind this very list.
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Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language (Amanda Montell)
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language (Amanda Montell)
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Take My Word for It (Anatoly Liberman)
Take My Word for It (Anatoly Liberman)
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Never Drink a Molotov Cocktail (Andrew Sholl)
Never Drink a Molotov Cocktail (Andrew Sholl)
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Highly Irregular (Arika Okrent)
Highly Irregular (Arika Okrent)
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Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States (Bill Bryson)
Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States (Bill Bryson)
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The Mother Tongue (Bill Bryson)
The Mother Tongue (Bill Bryson)
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In Other Words: A Language Lover's Guide to the Most Intriguing Words Around the World (C.J.Moore)
In Other Words: A Language Lover's Guide to the Most Intriguing Words Around the World (C.J.Moore)
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The English Language: A Historical Introduction (Charles Barber)
The English Language: A Historical Introduction (Charles Barber)
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A Biography of the English Language (CM Millward, Mary Hayes)
A Biography of the English Language (CM Millward, Mary Hayes)
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Wordsmiths and Warriors (David and Hilary Crystal)
Wordsmiths and Warriors (David and Hilary Crystal)
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Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language (David Crystal)
Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language (David Crystal)
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The English Language: A Guided Tour of the Language (David Crystal)
The English Language: A Guided Tour of the Language (David Crystal)
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The Fight for English: How Language Pundits Ate, Shot, and Left (David Crystal)
The Fight for English: How Language Pundits Ate, Shot, and Left (David Crystal)
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The Stories of English (David Crystal)
The Stories of English (David Crystal)
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The Story of English in 100 Words (David Crystal)
The Story of English in 100 Words (David Crystal)
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Words Words Words (David Crystal)
Words Words Words (David Crystal)
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Shakespeare's Words: A Glossary and Language Companion (David Crystal, Ben Crystal)
Shakespeare's Words: A Glossary and Language Companion (David Crystal, Ben Crystal)
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Uncovering the Logic of English (Eide, Denise)
Uncovering the Logic of English (Eide, Denise)
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Word Play: A Cornucopia of Puns, Anagrams and Other Curiosities of the English Language (Gyles Brandreth)
Word Play: A Cornucopia of Puns, Anagrams and Other Curiosities of the English Language (Gyles Brandreth)
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The People's Tongue: Americans and the English Language (Ilan Stavans)
The People's Tongue: Americans and the English Language (Ilan Stavans)
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Words to Eat By: Five Foods and the Culinary History of the English Language (Ina Lipkowitz)
Words to Eat By: Five Foods and the Culinary History of the English Language (Ina Lipkowitz)
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The Lexicographers Dilemma (Jack Lynch)
The Lexicographers Dilemma (Jack Lynch)
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Grandiloquent Words (Jason Travis Ott)
Grandiloquent Words (Jason Travis Ott)
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The Word Museum (Jeffery Kacirk)
The Word Museum (Jeffery Kacirk)
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Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare (Jeremy Butterfield)
Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare (Jeremy Butterfield)
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Lost for Words (John Humphrys)
Lost for Words (John Humphrys)
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Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter (John McWhorter)
Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter (John McWhorter)
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue (John McWhorter)
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue (John McWhorter)
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Talking Back, Talking Black (John McWhorter)
Talking Back, Talking Black (John McWhorter)
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Words on the Move (John McWhorter)
Words on the Move (John McWhorter)
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Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words (Josefa Byrne)
Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words (Josefa Byrne)
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Dictionary of Word Origins (Joseph T. Shipley)
Dictionary of Word Origins (Joseph T. Shipley)
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Totally Scripted (Josh Chetwynd)
Totally Scripted (Josh Chetwynd)
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Lynne Truss)
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Lynne Truss)
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That's the Way It Crumbles (Matthew Engel)
That's the Way It Crumbles (Matthew Engel)
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The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language (Melvyn Bragg)
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language (Melvyn Bragg)
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Accidence Will Happen: The Non-Pedantic Guide to English (Oliver Kamm)
Accidence Will Happen: The Non-Pedantic Guide to English (Oliver Kamm)
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Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language (Patricia T. O'Conner, Stewart Kellerman)
Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language (Patricia T. O'Conner, Stewart Kellerman)
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Around the World in 80 Words (Paul Anthony Jones)
Around the World in 80 Words (Paul Anthony Jones)
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The Dictionary Wars (Peter Martin)
The Dictionary Wars (Peter Martin)
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