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Seeing Through Language : A Guide to Styles of English Writing

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Words of Wonder : Endangered Languages and What They Tell Us

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The Writing Revolution : Cuneiform to the Internet

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Words in Time : A Social History of English Vocabulary

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A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics

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Scripted Identities - The Social Use of Writing

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Scripted Identities - The Social Use of Writing

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Learning to Read : Theory and Research

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Learning to Read : Theory and Research

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A History of English Words

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Proper English : Myths and Misunderstandings about Language

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Language Crimes : The Use and Abuse of Language Evidence in the Courtroom

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Multilingualism in the English-speaking world: pedigree of nations

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The Writing Systems of the World

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Investigating Language : Central Problems in Linguistics

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Investigating Language : Central Problems in Linguistics

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History of English Words

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A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics

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An Introduction To American English

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An Introduction To American English

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Proper English : Myths and Misunderstandings about Language

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A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics

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English Words : A Linguistic Introduction

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English Words : A Linguistic Introduction

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Dying Words : Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us

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Dying Words : Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us

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Multilingualism in the English-Speaking World : Pedigree of Nations

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Multilingualism in the English-Speaking World : Pedigree of Nations

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Swearing

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