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Linguistics

On Cussing: Bad Words and Creative Cursing
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The Prodigal Tongue

The Fight for English: How language pundits ate, shot, and left
I Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World
Shady characters
Language vs. Reality
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Why Is This a Question?

The First Signs
Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends
Text Structure: A Window into Discourse, Context and Mind
The F-Word
Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language
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A Place For Everything

Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention
Essentials of Early English: An Introduction to Old, Middle, and Early Modern English
Language of the Third Reich: LTI: Lingua Tertii Imperii
A History of German: What the Past Reveals about Today's Language
Pandexicon: How the Language of the Pandemic Defined Our New Cultural Reality
Art in the Alphabet: A History of the Evolution of Hand Lettering
The Semiotics of Emoji: The Rise of Visual Language in the Age of the Internet
You Are What You Speak
Words in Time and Place: Exploring Language Through the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary
OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word
The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase
A Better Pencil: Readers, Writers, and the Digital Revolution
The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
What's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She
The Mother Tongue
Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever
Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: Or Why Can't Anybody Spell
A Natural History of Latin
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An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language

True or False: A CIA Analyst's Guide to Spotting Fake News
Depraved and Insulting English
Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages
Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation
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Rebel with a Clause

Mixed Metaphors: Their Use and Abuse
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Making Sense

As They Say in Zanzibar
Hyphens & Hashtags: The Stories Behind the Symbols on Our Keyboard
Kant and the Platypus: Essays on Language and Cognition
Uncovering the Logic of English
You Can't Always Say What You Want: The Paradox of Free Speech
It ain't necessarily so
N*gga Theory: Race, Language, Unequal Justice, and the Law
Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English
Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics—and How to Cure It
Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity
The Rise of Modern Yiddish Culture
The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews
The Writing of the Gods
I the People: The Rhetoric of Conservative Populism in the United States
Better Deeds than Words
The Infinite Gift: How Children Learn and Unlearn the Languages of the World
The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
Words on Fire: The Power of Incendiary Language and How to Confront It
The Myth of Mars and Venus: Do Men and Women Really Speak Different Languages?
Languages Are Good For Us
Dogwhistles and Figleaves: How Manipulative Language Spreads Racism and Falsehood
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For F*ck's Sake