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    • The Biography of a Language
    • De: Melvyn Bragg
    • Narrado por: Robert Powell
    • Duración: 12 h y 9 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 08-25-05
    • Idioma: Inglés
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    • This is the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language....

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    • A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
    • De: Joseph Twadell Shipley
    • Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
    • Duración: 36 h y 35 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 08-25-23
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4 out of 5 stars 4 calificaciones
    • There are no direct records of the original Indo-European speech. By comparing the vocabularies of its various descendants, however, it is possible to reconstruct the basic Indo-European roots with considerable confidence....

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    • A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
    • De: Mark Forsyth
    • Narrado por: Don Hagen
    • Duración: 7 h y 1 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 03-14-14
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,394 calificaciones
    • The Etymologicon is a completely unauthorized guide to the strange underpinnings of the English language....

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    • English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever
    • De: John McWhorter
    • Narrado por: John McWhorter
    • Duración: 6 h y 52 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 05-04-21
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 977 calificaciones
    • Language evolves with time, and so does what we consider profane or unspeakable. Nine Nasty Words is a rollicking examination of profanity, explored from every angle: historical, sociological, political, linguistic....

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    • A Day in the Life of the English Language
    • De: Simon Horobin
    • Narrado por: Shaun Grindell
    • Duración: 7 h y 1 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 04-14-20
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 5 calificaciones
    • Simon Horobin takes the listener on a journey through a typical day, showing how the words we use to describe routine activities - getting up, going to work, eating meals - have surprisingly fascinating histories....

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    • How Early Americans Pioneered Their Own Brand of English
    • De: Rosemarie Ostler
    • Narrado por: Erin Bennett
    • Duración: 8 h y 54 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 11-27-18
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 calificación
    • Splendiferous Speech explores the main sources of the American vernacular - the expanding western frontier, the bumptious world of politics, and the pages of popular 19th-century newspapers. It's a process that started with the earliest English colonists and is still going strong....

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    • The Untold History of English
    • De: John McWhorter
    • Narrado por: John McWhorter
    • Duración: 5 h y 22 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 11-03-09
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4 out of 5 stars 4,037 calificaciones
    • A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar....

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    • Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)
    • De: John McWhorter
    • Narrado por: John McWhorter
    • Duración: 7 h y 2 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 09-06-16
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,415 calificaciones
    • Words on the Move opens our eyes to the surprising backstories to the words and expressions we use every day....

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    • De: David Crystal
    • Narrado por: David Crystal
    • Duración: 7 h y 56 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 09-01-12
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 275 calificaciones
    • In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal takes us along the winding byways of language via the rude, the obscure, and the downright surprising....

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    • An Old English Bestiary
    • De: Hana Videen
    • Narrado por: Isabel Adomakoh Young
    • Duración: 8 h y 40 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 02-20-24
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4 out of 5 stars 3 calificaciones
    • Hana Videen presents a glittering Old English bestiary of animals real and imaginary, big and small, ordinary and extraordinary—the good, the bad, and the downright baffling....

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    • A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language
    • De: Mark Forsyth
    • Narrado por: Don Hagen
    • Duración: 6 h y 27 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 03-21-14
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 401 calificaciones
    • The Horologicon (or book of hours) contains the most extraordinary words in the English language, arranged according to what hour of the day you might need them....

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    • A Journey Through the English Language
    • De: Paul Anthony Jones
    • Narrado por: Matthew Lloyd Davies
    • Duración: 7 h y 22 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 09-01-20
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 calificaciones
    • Surprising, entertaining, and illuminating, this is a must-listen for armchair travelers and word nerds. Our dictionaries are full of hidden histories, tales, and adventures from all over the world - if you know where to look....

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    • The Evolution of 'Proper' English, from Shakespeare to South Park
    • De: Jack Lynch
    • Narrado por: Anthony Gettig
    • Duración: 10 h y 3 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 03-21-13
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 25 calificaciones
    • In its long history, the English language has had many lawmakers - those who have tried to regulate or otherwise organize the way we speak....

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    • De: Professor David Crystal
    • Narrado por: Professor David Crystal
    • Duración: 7 h y 48 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 06-01-23
    • Idioma: Inglés
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    • Linguistics expert David Crystal draws on words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word was written down in the fifth century....

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    • A History of Linguistic Aggravation
    • De: Ammon Shea
    • Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
    • Duración: 7 h y 21 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 08-19-14
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4 out of 5 stars 42 calificaciones
    • Bad English is sure to enlighten, enrage, and perhaps even inspire. Filled with historic and contemporary examples, the audiobook chronicles the long and entertaining history of language mistakes....

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    • Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us
    • De: Erin Moore
    • Narrado por: Marguerite Gavin
    • Duración: 5 h y 50 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 06-18-15
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4 out of 5 stars 21 calificaciones
    • An expat's witty and insightful exploration of English and American cultural differences through the lens of language that will leave listeners gobsmacked....

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    • A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
    • De: Amanda Montell
    • Narrado por: Laurence Bouvard
    • Duración: 8 h y 23 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 09-06-19
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 calificaciones
    • Amanda Montell, feminist linguist and features editor at online magazine Byrdie, explains why words matter and why it’s imperative that women embrace their unique relationship with language....

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    • Explore the Origins of State Names, Nicknames and State Capitals of All 50 States While Enhancing Your Critical Thinking
    • De: Arman Diaz
    • Narrado por: Sera Champman
    • Duración: 4 h y 2 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 07-31-23
    • Idioma: Inglés
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    • Looking for a unique and engaging way to teach yourself and your kids about the intriguing history and origins of the names of the 50 States? Look no further than this book....

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    • How English Steals Words from All Over the World
    • De: Philip Gooden
    • Narrado por: Richard Littledale
    • Duración: 8 h y 27 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 11-16-22
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 2 calificaciones
    • The English language that is spoken by one billion people around the world is a linguistic mongrel, its vocabulary a diverse mix resulting...

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    • Five Foods and the Culinary History of the English Language
    • De: Ina Lipkowitz
    • Narrado por: Carolyn Cook
    • Duración: 9 h y 34 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 09-06-13
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 5 calificaciones
    • You may be what you eat, but you're also what you speak, and English food words tell a remarkable story about the evolution of our language and culinary history....

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