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Climbing Parnassus: A New Apologia for Greek and Latin By Tracy Lee Simmons Cover Image
Climbing Parnassus: A New Apologia for Greek and Latin (Hardcover) By Tracy Lee Simmons $24.95 Email or call for price.
Take My Word for It: A Dictionary of English Idioms By Anatoly Liberman Cover Image
Take My Word for It: A Dictionary of English Idioms (Paperback) By Anatoly Liberman $22.95
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Wheelock's Latin, 7th Edition By Frederic M. Wheelock, Richard A. LaFleur Cover Image
Wheelock's Latin, 7th Edition (Paperback) By Frederic M. Wheelock, Richard A. LaFleur $24.99
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The 5-Minute Linguist: Bite-Sized Essays on Language and Languages By Caroline Myrick, Walt Wolfram Cover Image
The 5-Minute Linguist: Bite-Sized Essays on Language and Languages (Paperback) By Caroline Myrick, Walt Wolfram $28.92
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Kingdom of Characters (Pulitzer Prize Finalist): The Language Revolution That Made China Modern By Jing Tsu Cover Image
Kingdom of Characters (Pulitzer Prize Finalist): The Language Revolution That Made China Modern (Paperback) By Jing Tsu $18.00 Email or call for price.
The People's Tongue: Americans and the English Language By Ilan Stavans (Editor) Cover Image
The People's Tongue: Americans and the English Language (Hardcover) By Ilan Stavans (Editor) $35.00
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The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts By Silvia Ferrara, Todd Portnowitz (Translated by) Cover Image
The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts (Paperback) By Silvia Ferrara, Todd Portnowitz (Translated by) $19.00
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Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern By Jing Tsu Cover Image
Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern (Hardcover) By Jing Tsu $28.00 Email or call for price.
The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got that Way By Bill Bryson Cover Image
The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got that Way (Paperback) By Bill Bryson $16.99
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The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World By David W. Anthony Cover Image
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World (Paperback) By David W. Anthony $34.74
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How to Swear: An Illustrated Guide (Dictionary for Swear Words, Funny Gift, Book About Cursing) By Stephen Wildish Cover Image
How to Swear: An Illustrated Guide (Dictionary for Swear Words, Funny Gift, Book About Cursing) (Hardcover) By Stephen Wildish $14.95
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Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages By Gaston Dorren Cover Image
Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages (Paperback) By Gaston Dorren $17.00
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Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don't Rhyme--And Other Oddities of the English Language By Arika Okrent, Sean O'Neill (Illustrator) Cover Image
Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don't Rhyme--And Other Oddities of the English Language (Hardcover) By Arika Okrent, Sean O'Neill (Illustrator) $19.95
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Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages By Guy Deutscher Cover Image
Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages (Paperback) By Guy Deutscher $21.00
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Affinities By Brian Dillon Cover Image
Affinities (Paperback) By Brian Dillon $13.00 Email or call for price.
This Language, a River: A History of English By K. Aaron Smith, Susan M. Kim Cover Image
This Language, a River: A History of English (Paperback) By K. Aaron Smith, Susan M. Kim $60.21
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The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language By John McWhorter Cover Image
The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language (Paperback) By John McWhorter $17.99
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Sea & Fog (Lambda Literary Award - Lesbian Poetry) By Etel Adnan Cover Image
Sea & Fog (Lambda Literary Award - Lesbian Poetry) (Paperback) By Etel Adnan $15.95
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The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts By Silvia Ferrara, Todd Portnowitz (Translated by) Cover Image
The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts (Hardcover) By Silvia Ferrara, Todd Portnowitz (Translated by) $29.00
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Wheelock's Latin, 7th Edition By Frederic M. Wheelock, Richard A. LaFleur Cover Image
Wheelock's Latin, 7th Edition (Hardcover) By Frederic M. Wheelock, Richard A. LaFleur $32.69
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What's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She By Dennis Baron Cover Image
What's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She (Paperback) By Dennis Baron $16.95 Email or call for price.
Speaking American: How Y'all, Youse, and You Guys Talk: A Visual Guide By Josh Katz Cover Image
Speaking American: How Y'all, Youse, and You Guys Talk: A Visual Guide (Paperback) By Josh Katz $17.99
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This Language, a River: Workbook By K. Aaron Smith, Susan M. Kim Cover Image
This Language, a River: Workbook (Paperback) By K. Aaron Smith, Susan M. Kim $34.38
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Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States By Bill Bryson Cover Image
Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States (Paperback) By Bill Bryson $16.99
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The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language By Mark Forsyth Cover Image
The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language (Hardcover) By Mark Forsyth $40.00 Email or call for price.
The Language Game: How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World By Morten H. Christiansen, Nick Chater Cover Image
The Language Game: How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World (Hardcover) By Morten H. Christiansen, Nick Chater $30.00
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Scots Gaelic: an introduction to the basics By George McLennan Cover Image
Scots Gaelic: an introduction to the basics (Paperback) By George McLennan $13.34
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Gen Z, Explained: The Art of Living in a Digital Age By Roberta Katz, Sarah Ogilvie, Jane Shaw, Linda Woodhead Cover Image
Gen Z, Explained: The Art of Living in a Digital Age (Paperback) By Roberta Katz, Sarah Ogilvie, Jane Shaw, Linda Woodhead $16.00
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What's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She By Dennis Baron Cover Image
What's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She (Hardcover) By Dennis Baron $25.95
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Hebrew Matters: 110 Hebrew Roots; the Roads They Take; the Stories They Tell By Joseph Lowin Cover Image
Hebrew Matters: 110 Hebrew Roots; the Roads They Take; the Stories They Tell (Paperback) By Joseph Lowin $28.24
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Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing By Melissa Mohr Cover Image
Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing (Paperback) By Melissa Mohr $15.95
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A Gaelic Alphabet: a guide to the pronunciation of Gaelic letters and words By George McLennan Cover Image
A Gaelic Alphabet: a guide to the pronunciation of Gaelic letters and words (Paperback) By George McLennan $13.34
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How Language Began: The Story of Humanity's Greatest Invention By Daniel L. Everett Cover Image
How Language Began: The Story of Humanity's Greatest Invention (Paperback) By Daniel L. Everett $19.95
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Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words By Jenni Nuttall Cover Image
Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words (Hardcover) By Jenni Nuttall $29.00
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Dreyer's English 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style By Benjamin Dreyer Cover Image
Dreyer's English 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style (Calendar) By Benjamin Dreyer $15.99 Email or call for price.
The Real Ebonics Debate: Power, Language, and the Education of African-American Children By Theresa Perry, Lisa Delpit Cover Image
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A Key into the Language of America: The Tomaquag Museum Edition By Roger Williams, Lorén Spears (Editor) Cover Image
A Key into the Language of America: The Tomaquag Museum Edition (Paperback) By Roger Williams, Lorén Spears (Editor) $26.00
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Ruth: A Guide to Reading Biblical Hebrew (an Intermediate Hebrew Reader's Edition with Exegetical and Syntactical Aids) By Adam J. Howell Cover Image
Ruth: A Guide to Reading Biblical Hebrew (an Intermediate Hebrew Reader's Edition with Exegetical and Syntactical Aids) (Paperback) By Adam J. Howell $32.99
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Teach Yourself Palaeography: A Guide for Genealogists and Local Historians By Claire Jarvis Cover Image
Teach Yourself Palaeography: A Guide for Genealogists and Local Historians (Paperback) By Claire Jarvis $29.95
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Cherokee Language and Dictionary By Truth Seeker Cover Image
Cherokee Language and Dictionary (Paperback) By Truth Seeker $22.60
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The Story of Spanish By Jean-Benoit Nadeau, Julie Barlow Cover Image
The Story of Spanish (Paperback) By Jean-Benoit Nadeau, Julie Barlow $19.99
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Words and Rules: The Ingredients Of Language By Steven Pinker Cover Image
Words and Rules: The Ingredients Of Language (Paperback) By Steven Pinker $20.70
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Kicking the Bucket at the Drop of a Hat: The Meaning and Origins of Popular Expressions By Caroline Taggart Cover Image
Kicking the Bucket at the Drop of a Hat: The Meaning and Origins of Popular Expressions (Paperback) By Caroline Taggart $14.12 Email or call for price.
The Tale of Beatrix Potter; a Biography By Margaret 1907-1994 Lane Cover Image
The Tale of Beatrix Potter; a Biography (Paperback) By Margaret 1907-1994 Lane $22.62
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Modal Rose: Coda By Daniel Hockenson Cover Image
Modal Rose: Coda (Paperback) By Daniel Hockenson $14.00
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Teaching Language in Context By Beverly Derewianka, Pauline Jones Cover Image
Teaching Language in Context (Paperback) By Beverly Derewianka, Pauline Jones $63.00 Email or call for price.
The American Heritage Dictionary Of Indo-European Roots, Third Edition By Calvert Watkins Cover Image
The American Heritage Dictionary Of Indo-European Roots, Third Edition (Paperback) By Calvert Watkins $24.99
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Frank Ramsey: A Sheer Excess of Powers By Cheryl Misak Cover Image
Frank Ramsey: A Sheer Excess of Powers (Paperback) By Cheryl Misak $18.48
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