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50 Books About the English Language - Page 2

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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The Story of English: How the English Language Conquered the World (Philip Gooden)
The Story of English: How the English Language Conquered the World
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Philip Gooden
The Story of English (Robert McCrum/Wm. Cran/Robert Macneil)
The Story of English
42
Robert McCrum/Wm. Cran/Robert Macneil
Inventing English (Seth Lerer)
Inventing English
43
Seth Lerer
Bagels, Bumf, & Buses: A Day in the Life of the English Language (Simon Horobin)
Bagels, Bumf, & Buses: A Day in the Life of the English Language
44
Simon Horobin
The English Language: A Very Short Introduction (Simon Horobin)
The English Language: A Very Short Introduction
45
Simon Horobin
Semantic Antics (Sol Steinmetz)
Semantic Antics
46
Sol Steinmetz
What Made the Crocodile Cry? 101 Questions About the English Language (Susie Dent)
What Made the Crocodile Cry? 101 Questions About the English Language
47
Susie Dent
The Rude Story of English (Tom Howell)
The Rude Story of English
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Tom Howell
The Word Snoop (Ursula Dubosarsky)
The Word Snoop
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Ursula Dubosarsky
Elements of Style (William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White)
Elements of Style
50
William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White
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