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Wider reading for AS/A2 English Language
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1. Mother Tongue: The English Language by Bill Bryson

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	"Bill Bryson's lively take on the language"

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2. You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation by Deborah Tannen

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	"Very popular readable book about language and gender"

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(12 customer reviews)

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3. English as a Global Language by David Crystal

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	"The king of language needs no introduction"

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(5 customer reviews)

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4. The Stories of English by David Crystal

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	"The king traces the history of standard and non standard language"

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(13 customer reviews)

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5. The Adventure of English by Melvyn Bragg

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	"Can't stand Melvyn Bragg's voice but this is the handy silent book format - walks a straight and steady path through the history of the English language."

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(35 customer reviews)

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6. The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester

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	"Popular history of the Oxford English Dictionary - national treasure and the dictionary of every sensible person's wildest dreams."

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(7 customer reviews)

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7. Larpers and Shroomers: The Language Report by Susie Dent

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	"Got good reviews - about contemporary language change"

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8. Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: Or Why Can't Anybody Spell? by Vivian J. Cook

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	"A positive take on the vagaries of spelling from a language change point of view"

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

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	"Okay, so I love dictionaries..."

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(14 customer reviews)

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10. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary: Selections from the 1755 Work That Defined the English Language by Jack Lynch

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	"Okay, so I'm mildly obsessed with dictionaries"

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11. Dirty Words: The Story of Sex Talk by Mark Morton

The list author says:
	"Ignore the fact that Amazon's "if you like this kind of stuff" temptress offers you distinctly dodgy alternatives, this is a serious book about language!"

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12. The Routes of English Volume 1 by Melvyn Bragg

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	"Thin book, big fat CD - diverse and interesting stuff about language variation and change"

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13. The Routes of English - volume 2 by Melvyn Bragg

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	"Some more of the above..."

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14. The Routes of English Volume 3 by Simon Elmes

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	"And some more..."

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15. The Routes of English volume 4 by Simon Elmes

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	"That's the lot (but never say never...)"

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16. Alphabet to Email: How Written English Evolved and Where It's Heading by Naomi S. Baron

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	"Language change with a particular focus on the impact of technology"

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

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	"Don't even think about an A2 project on swearing in rap music until you've read this."

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Mother Tongue: The English Language

English as a Global Language

Larpers and Shroomers: The Language Report

Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: Or Why Can't Anybody Spell?

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary: Selections from the 1755 Work That Defined the English Language

Dirty Words: The Story of Sex Talk

The Routes of English Volume 1

The Routes of English - volume 2

The Routes of English Volume 3

The Routes of English volume 4

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