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Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 12,622 ratings — published 2019
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Metaphors We Live By Metaphors We Live By (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 7,019 ratings — published 1980
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Syntactic Structures Syntactic Structures (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 903 ratings — published 1957
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Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal About the Mind Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal About the Mind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 1,114 ratings — published 1987
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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)
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avg rating 4.13 — 2,054 ratings — published 2015
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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)
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avg rating 3.91 — 7,460 ratings — published 2010
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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)
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avg rating 4.23 — 28,856 ratings — published 2019
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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 — 22,597 ratings — published 1994
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Semantics in Generative Grammar Semantics in Generative Grammar (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 94 ratings — published 1997
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Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 4,586 ratings — published 2025
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The Sound Pattern of English The Sound Pattern of English (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 36 ratings — published 1979
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Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 6,182 ratings — published 2008
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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)
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avg rating 4.08 — 13,356 ratings — published 2014
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The Linguistics Wars The Linguistics Wars (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 170 ratings — published 1993
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Course in General Linguistics Course in General Linguistics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 3,692 ratings — published 1916
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 663 ratings — published 1987
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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)
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avg rating 4.23 — 12,594 ratings — published 2011
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Language Universals and Linguistic Typology: Syntax and Morphology Language Universals and Linguistic Typology: Syntax and Morphology (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 82 ratings — published 1981
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 7,220 ratings — published 2008
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Evolutionary Phonology: The Emergence of Sound Patterns Evolutionary Phonology: The Emergence of Sound Patterns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 15 ratings — published 2004
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Minimalist Syntax: Exploring the Structure of English (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics) Minimalist Syntax: Exploring the Structure of English (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)
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avg rating 3.96 — 105 ratings — published 1997
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Cartesian Linguistics: A Chapter in the History of Rationalist Thought Cartesian Linguistics: A Chapter in the History of Rationalist Thought (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 182 ratings — published 1966
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Lingua ex Machina: Reconciling Darwin and Chomsky with the Human Brain Lingua ex Machina: Reconciling Darwin and Chomsky with the Human Brain (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 39 ratings — published 2000
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Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 4,239 ratings — published 2018
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Linguistics: A Very Short Introduction Linguistics: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.31 — 1,023 ratings — published 2003
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The Elements of Style The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 87,457 ratings — published 1918
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After Babel: Aspects of Language and Translation After Babel: Aspects of Language and Translation (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 638 ratings — published 1975
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Ää: Manifiestos sobre la diversidad lingüística Ää: Manifiestos sobre la diversidad lingüística (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.65 — 798 ratings — published
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Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 9,315 ratings — published 2017
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The Study of Language The Study of Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 2,325 ratings — published 1985
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 494,931 ratings — published 2022
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The Origin of Language: Tracing the Evolution of the Mother Tongue The Origin of Language: Tracing the Evolution of the Mother Tongue (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 252 ratings — published 1994
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A Theory of Semiotics A Theory of Semiotics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,398 ratings — published 1975
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The Language of the Third Reich The Language of the Third Reich (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,598 ratings — published 1947
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Modals and Conditionals: New and Revised Perspectives (Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics) Modals and Conditionals: New and Revised Perspectives (Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics)
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avg rating 4.60 — 5 ratings — published 2012
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Generative Phonology: Description and Theory Generative Phonology: Description and Theory (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.67 — 12 ratings — published 1979
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Chomsky's Universal Grammar: An Introduction Chomsky's Universal Grammar: An Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 101 ratings — published 1988
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Prolegomena to a Theory of Language Prolegomena to a Theory of Language (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 80 ratings — published 1943
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The Story of Writing The Story of Writing (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 379 ratings — published 1995
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Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,174 ratings — published 1982
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Trask's Historical Linguistics Trask's Historical Linguistics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 87 ratings — published 2007
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Semiotics: The Basics Semiotics: The Basics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 627 ratings — published 2002
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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)
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avg rating 3.91 — 11,239 ratings — published 2007
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Babel-17 Babel-17 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 20,329 ratings — published 1966
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Native Tongue (Native Tongue, #1) Native Tongue (Native Tongue, #1)
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avg rating 4.00 — 4,828 ratings — published 1984
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Vowels And Consonants: An Introduction To The Sounds Of Languages Vowels And Consonants: An Introduction To The Sounds Of Languages (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 84 ratings — published 2000
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Historical Linguistics: An Introduction Historical Linguistics: An Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 387 ratings — published 1991
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