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How the Irish Invented Slang: The Secret Language of the Crossroads (Counterpunch)

by Daniel Cassidy

ISBN 13: 9781904859604

Format: Paperback (303 pages)
Publisher: AK Press
Published: 08 Oct 2007

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The Oxford Dictionary of Word Histories

by Glynnis Chantrell

ISBN 13: 9780198631217

Format: Hardcover (420 pages)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 18 Apr 2002

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Faux Pas?: A No-nonsense Guide to Foreign Words and Phrases in Everyday Language

by Philip Gooden

ISBN 13: 9780713685237

Format: Paperback (240 pages)
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 19 Jul 2007

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Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language

by Professor Robin Dunbar

ISBN 13: 9780571173976

Format: Paperback (176 pages)
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 20 May 2004

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The Wordsworth Dictionary of the American West

by Winfred Blevins

ISBN 13: 9781853263569

Format: Paperback (400 pages)
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd (Ware)
Published: Oct 1995

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History of English: A Student's Guide

by Singh, I

ISBN 13: 9780340806951

Format: Paperback (240 pages)
Publisher: Hodder Education
Published: 31 Mar 2005

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The Dialects of England

by Peter Trudgill

ISBN 13: 9780631185185

Format: Paperback (176 pages)
Publisher: WileyBlackwell
Published: 18 Jun 1992
Other Format: Hardcover

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The Language of Sailing

by Richard Mayne

ISBN 13: 9781857541687

Format: Paperback (320 pages)
Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd
Published: 30 Apr 2000

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A Mouthful of Air: Language and Languages, Especially English

by Anthony Burgess

ISBN 13: 9780099224013

Format: Paperback (368 pages)
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 16 Sep 1993
Other Format: Hardcover

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A Dictionary of Euphemisms: How Not To Say What You Mean (Oxford Paperback Reference)

by R. W. Holder

ISBN 13: 9780198607625

Format: Paperback (524 pages)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 09 Oct 2003
Other Format: Hardcover, Paperback

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Techspeak: Or How to Talk Hi-tech

by Edward Tenner

ISBN 13: 9780749400217

Format: Paperback (128 pages)
Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd
Published: 30 Nov 1989

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Great Expressions

by Marvin Vanoni

ISBN 13: 9780586205594

Format: Paperback (288 pages)
Publisher: Grafton
Published: 14 Sep 1989

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