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The Mother Tongue

by Bill Bryson • 1990

Why English spelling is a mess, dialects baffle, and a Germanic tongue now rules the world.

3.91

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🗣️ History Of English 🌍 Language Evolution 🏷️ Etymology 🗺️ Dialects 🌀 Spelling Quirks

The Mother Tongue

Why English spelling is a mess, dialects baffle, and a Germanic tongue now rules the world.

by Bill Bryson 1990

3.91

44k+ ratings

🗣️ History Of English 🌍 Language Evolution 🏷️ Etymology 🗺️ Dialects 🌀 Spelling Quirks

Words on the Move

by John McWhorter • 2016

Writing froze the language in your head; speech has been moving the whole time.

4.14

2k+

🇬🇧 English Language History 🔄 Language Change 📜 Word Origins 🧐 Language Myths 🔬 Descriptive Linguistics

Words on the Move

Writing froze the language in your head; speech has been moving the whole time.

by John McWhorter 2016

4.14

2k+ ratings

🇬🇧 English Language History 🔄 Language Change 📜 Word Origins 🧐 Language Myths 🔬 Descriptive Linguistics

That's Not English

by Erin Moore • 2015

British reserve and American enthusiasm hide in words that both countries assume they share.

3.67

858

🗣️ Language And Culture 🌍 Cultural Comparison 🎩 Social Class 🔬 Linguistic Anthropology 🇬🇧 Anglophiles

That's Not English

British reserve and American enthusiasm hide in words that both countries assume they share.

by Erin Moore 2015

3.67

858 ratings

🗣️ Language And Culture 🌍 Cultural Comparison 🎩 Social Class 🔬 Linguistic Anthropology 🇬🇧 Anglophiles

Through the Language Glass

by Guy Deutscher • 2010

Language doesn't trap thought; it trains it. What you must say daily rewires what you see.

3.91

8k+

🔤 Linguistic Relativity 💭 Language And Thought 🌍 Anthropological Linguistics 🌐 Cross-Cultural Psychology 🧭 Spatial Cognition

Through the Language Glass

Language doesn't trap thought; it trains it. What you must say daily rewires what you see.

by Guy Deutscher 2010

3.91

8k+ ratings

🔤 Linguistic Relativity 💭 Language And Thought 🌍 Anthropological Linguistics 🌐 Cross-Cultural Psychology 🧭 Spatial Cognition

El pequeño libro del lenguaje

by David Crystal • 2012

Grammar runs without a rulebook. Your accent is your signature. And every language remakes itself.

3.75

2k+

👶 Language Acquisition 🌱 Language Evolution 👥 Sociolinguistics ✍️ Writing Systems 📖 Word Lovers

El pequeño libro del lenguaje

Grammar runs without a rulebook. Your accent is your signature. And every language remakes itself.

by David Crystal 2012

3.75

2k+ ratings

👶 Language Acquisition 🌱 Language Evolution 👥 Sociolinguistics ✍️ Writing Systems 📖 Word Lovers

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