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Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western ApacheWisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache by Keith H. Basso
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A fascinating look at how your language shapes your world
Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened LanguagesSpoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages by Mark Abley
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Flutes of Fire: The Indian Languages of CaliforniaFlutes of Fire: The Indian Languages of California by Leanne Hinton
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Language Shock: Understanding The Culture Of ConversationLanguage Shock: Understanding The Culture Of Conversation by Michael H. Agar
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A very readable book about discourse and culture
Breaking the Maya CodeBreaking the Maya Code by Michael D. Coe
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The saga of how the Maya script was deciphered in the 1980s
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern WorldThe Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World by David W. Anthony
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The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt (Wonders of the World)The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt (Wonders of the World) by John Ray
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Metaphors We Live ByMetaphors We Live By by George Lakoff
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An eye-opening book about how metaphor is the fundamental organizing principle of thought and communication
The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (P.S.)The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (P.S.) by Steven Pinker
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The mainstream linguistic perspective on the psychology of language
Words and Rules: The Ingredients of LanguageWords and Rules: The Ingredients of Language by Steven Pinker
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The First Word: The Search for the Origins of LanguageThe First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language by Christine Kenneally
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical TalesThe Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
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Fascinating stories of aphasics for the armchair neurolinguist
The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest InventionThe Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention by Guy Deutscher
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A fresh and convincing thesis on how language came to be
Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading BrainProust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne Wolf
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Talking Hands: What Sign Language Reveals About the MindTalking Hands: What Sign Language Reveals About the Mind by Margalit Fox
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Of Cigarettes, High Heels, and Other Interesting Things, Second Edition: An Introduction to Semiotics (Semaphores and Signs)Of Cigarettes, High Heels, and Other Interesting Things, Second Edition: An Introduction to Semiotics (Semaphores and Signs) by Marcel Danesi
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You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in ConversationYou Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation by Deborah Tannen
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Do You Speak American?Do You Speak American? by Robert MacNeil
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Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English SpellingRighting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English Spelling by David Wolman
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The Story of English: Third Revised EditionThe Story of English: Third Revised Edition by Robert McCrum
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A classic and interesting read about the origins and diversity of English
The Stories of EnglishThe Stories of English by David Crystal
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Spoken Soul: The Story of Black EnglishSpoken Soul: The Story of Black English by John Russell Rickford
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Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English LanguageBlooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English Language by Kate Burridge
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Alternative Histories of EnglishAlternative Histories of English
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (P.S.)The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (P.S.) by Simon Winchester
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A gripping account of the grandfather of English dictionaries
How I Learned English: 55 Accomplished Latinos Recall Lessons in Language and LifeHow I Learned English: 55 Accomplished Latinos Recall Lessons in Language and Life
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Lost in Translation: A Life in a New LanguageLost in Translation: A Life in a New Language by Eva Hoffman
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French Lessons: A MemoirFrench Lessons: A Memoir by Alice Kaplan
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Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard RodriguezHunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez by Richard Rodriguez
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"My Trouble is My English": Asian Students and the American Dream"My Trouble is My English": Asian Students and the American Dream by Danling Fu
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Insightful and eye-opening stories about the schooling and English language learning experiences of an Asian-American family
In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build A Perfect LanguageIn the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build A Perfect Language by Arika Okrent
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How the Irish Invented Slang: The Secret Language of the Crossroads (Counterpunch) (English and Irish Edition)How the Irish Invented Slang: The Secret Language of the Crossroads (Counterpunch) (English and Irish Edition) by Daniel Cassidy
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A Place for Dialogue: Language, Land Use, and Politics in Southern Arizona (American Land & Life)A Place for Dialogue: Language, Land Use, and Politics in Southern Arizona (American Land & Life) by Sharon McKenzie Stevens
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