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- 'Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue' by John McWhorter. This is the most exciting book on grammar history that you are ever likely to read. Instead of looking at the history of individual words, McWhorter looks at at the very structure of English and all the different languages that comprise it.
- 'The Everyday Language of White Racism' by Jane H. Hill. It's not an exaggeration to say that reading this book in college genuinely changed the way I think about language.
- 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation' by Lynne Truss. But then, of course, sometimes it's helpful to learn the technical rules of English grammar, even if those rules are problematic as hell.
- 'Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing' by Melissa Mohr. Swears, curses, cusses, and slurs have always been a part of the English language. In this clever micro-history, Melissa Mohr takes us from the obscenities of Ancient Rome to the foul-mouthed kids on the playground today, looking at what our swearwords say about us along the way.
Apr 6, 2016 · From language trivia books to overviews and histories of the English language, there are many informative and engaging books about words and language out there, so where to begin? Here are eight of our favourites, which shine a light on how language evolved, how it’s been theorised and talked about over the centuries, and what surprising ...
Janet Whitcut is an experienced lexicographer and has written widely on English usage. Her previous publications include The Little Oxford Guide to English Usage (with E.S.C. Weiner and Andrew Delahunty). She lives in the United Kingdom.
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Dominance theories examine language use in respect to men being more dominant. Janet Holmes She noted that the nominates used for women were predominately from the semantic fields of food and animals.
Oct 3, 2023 · Here we will take you through 18 of the best books to learn English through self-study. You can choose to focus on one topic at a time or pick a comprehensive resource to take your English to the next level. We will also look at how you can use ebooks and audiobooks to learn English.
Janet Hardy-Gould is an author, teacher and teacher trainer who has worked in English Language Teaching for many years, both in the UK and other countries. Janet has written over twenty graded readers for Oxford University Press.
Jan 2, 2015 · James J. Asher is the founder of the Total Physical Response (TPR) method in language learning, and his book “Learning Another Language Through Actions” is a great addition to your ESL library. The methodology behind TPR is for students to recognize and process English faster by taking action after a specific command.
