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1. A Mouthful of Air: Language and Languages, Especially English by Anthony Burgess

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2. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language by David Crystal

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3. Mother Tongue: The English Language by Bill Bryson

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4. Spoken Here: Travel Among Threatened Languages by Mark Abley

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5. Dr. Johnson's Dictionary: The Extraordinary Story of the Book That Defined the World by Henry Hitchings

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6. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Penguin Classics) by John Locke

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7. Foundations of Language: Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution by Ray Jackendoff

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8. Swearing: A Social History of Foul Language, Oaths and Profanity in English by Geoffrey Hughes

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9. Cassell Dictionary Of Slang by Jonathon Green

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10. Fontana Modern Masters - Saussure by Jonathan Culler

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11. Sensible Words: Linguistic Practice in England, 1640-1785 by Professor Murray Cohen

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12. Lost for Words: The Mangling and Manipulating of the English Language by John Humphrys

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13. Troublesome Words by Bill Bryson

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14. Eats shoots and leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss

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A Mouthful of Air: Language and Languages, Especially English

Mother Tongue: The English Language

Dr. Johnson's Dictionary: The Extraordinary Story of the Book That Defined the World

Cassell Dictionary Of Slang

Fontana Modern Masters - Saussure

Sensible Words: Linguistic Practice in England, 1640-1785

Lost for Words: The Mangling and Manipulating of the English Language

Troublesome Words

Eats shoots and leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

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