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1	Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language more books like this by Patricia T O'Conner, Stewart Kellerman add to wishlist This witty and informative book debunks myths that bamboozle word-loving fansand offers a delightful primer on the eccentricities of the English language.288 pp. see all copies from $12.35! new only from $13.03! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Stories of English more books like this by Professor David Crystal add to wishlist Crystal turns the history of the language on its head and provides a startlingly original view of where the richness, creativity, and diversity of the language truly lies: in the accents and dialects of nonstandard English users all over the globe. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.08! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Divided by a Common Language: A Guide to British and American English more books like this by Christopher Davies add to wishlist Fascinated by the vast linguistic gulf between the United States and Britain, Davies discusses the many differences in pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary and gives his observations of American culture as seen through an Englishman's eyes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.65! \| SVS
4	Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body more books like this by Armand Leroi add to wishlist Stepping effortlessly from myth to molecular biology, this elegant, humane, and illuminating book explores the myths and fantasies associated with mutants and their critical link to human development. see all copies from $6.05! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Do You Speak American? more books like this by Robert MacNeil, William Cran add to wishlist The companion volume to a PBS special, this is the tale of the surprising discoveries the authors made while interviewing a host of native speakers and observing everyday verbal interactions across the country. High school & older. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Two Eyes, a Nose and a Mouth more books like this by Roberta Grobel Intrater add to wishlist More than 100 vibrant, full-color photographs eloquently illustrate a wide variety of eyes, noses, and mouths on multigenerational, multicultural faces. A simple, rhyming text explores and celebrates our similarities and differences. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions
7	Human Biological Variation more books like this by James H Mielke, Lyle W Konigsberg, John H Relethford add to wishlist The text explores human biological variation in its broadest sense from the molecular to the physiological and morphological. The main emphasis is on the microevolutionary analysis of genetic variation among recent human populations. The book is designed for an upper-level undergraduate class, but it would also work well as supplemental or ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $43.64! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Mapping Human History: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins more books like this by Steve Olson add to wishlist A finalist for the National Book Award, this work follows 150,000 years of human history, tracing the origins of modern humans and the migration of our ancestors throughout the world. Maps throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.60! \| SVS
9	Green Plants: Their Origin and Diversity more books like this by Peter R Bell add to wishlist The central theme of Green Plants is the astonishing diversity of forms found in the plant kingdom, from the simplicity of prokaryotic algae to the myriad complexities of flowering plants. The book is arranged according to generally accepted classification schemes, beginning with algae (prokaryotic and eukaryotic) and moving through mosses, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.98! \| first editions
10	Biochemical Individuality more books like this by Roger J Williams, Williams Roger add to wishlist There is no such thing as an average person, we are all genetically and biologically unique. But when sperm meets egg, our characteristics are not locked in stone. This work argues that bad genes do not necessarily cause disease by themselves, and nutrition and environment can alter the outcome. see all copies from $5.95! new only from $12.38! \| SVS
11 view cover	American English: Dialects and Variations more books like this by Walt Wolfram, Natalie Schilling-Estes add to wishlist This book provides a very readable, up-to-date description of language variation in American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences. It contains new chapters on social and ethnic dialects, including a separate chapter on African American English and more comprehensive discussions of Latino, Native American, Cajun English, ... see all copies from $18.70! new only from $33.49! \| SVS
12 view cover	By Hook or by Crook: A Journey in Search of English more books like this by Professor David Crystal add to wishlist A delightfully discursive, Bill Bryson-esque and personal journey through the groves and the thickets of the English language, by our foremost scholar of the history and structure of the English language. David Crystal has been described (by the Times Higher Education Supplement) as a sort of 'latter day Dr Johnson', a populist linguist who has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.89! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	World Englishes: Implications for International Communication and English Language Teaching more books like this by Andy Kirkpatrick add to wishlist The model of English that should be used in classrooms has long been a subject of debate. World Englishes, Implications for International Communication and English Language Teaching, (with an accompanying audio CD) describes selected varieties of World Englishes, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of selecting a particular variety from ... see all copies from $22.31! new only from $25.00! \| SVS
14 view cover	Dialectology more books like this by Jack Chambers add to wishlist Dialectology is the study of language variation. Traditionally, this has largely been the province of dialect geographers, who concentrated on the speech of the linguistically conservative rural population in order to map regional differences. More recently, however, interest has shifted to urban speech, and sociolinguists have correlated ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $32.63! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Other Tongue: English Across Cultures more books like this by Braj B Kachru add to wishlist see all copies from $9.00! new only from $28.00! \| SVS
16 view cover	Populations, Species, and Evolution: An Abridgment of Animal Species and Evolution more books like this by Ernst Mayr add to wishlist Representative of the international acclaim accorded Ernst Mayr's "Animal Species and Evolution," published in 1963, is Sir Julian Huxley's description of it as "a magistral book... certainly the most important study of evolution that has appeared in many years--perhaps since the publication of "The Origin of Species."" In his extraordinary book, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $37.93! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	African American English more books like this by Lisa J Green add to wishlist This authoritative introduction to African American English (AAE) is the first textbook to look at the grammar as a whole. Clearly organised, it describes patterns in the sentence structure, sound system, word formation and word use in AAE. The book uses linguistic description and data from conversation to explain that AAE is not a compilation of ... see all copies from $36.41! new only from $36.41! \| SVS
18 view cover	Shadows more books like this by Rhiannon Lassiter add to wishlist A new breed of people, the Hexes, came about in the 21st century as a result of genetic experiments that gave them the ability to interface with technology. In 2367, a young Hex named Raven attempts to expose secret government lab experiments on Hexes, but the lab is destroyed and the records hidden. Raven and the Hex group remain at large--but ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.06!
19 view cover	Probability Models for DNA Sequence Evolution more books like this by Richard Durrett add to wishlist Our basic question is: given a collection of DNA sequences, what underlying forces are responsible for the observed patterns of variability? To approach this question we introduce and analyze a number of probability models: the Wright-Fisher model, the coalescent, the infinite alleles model, and the infinite sites model. We study the complications ... see all copies from $32.46! new only from $32.46! \| SVS
20 view cover	Word on the Street: Debunking the Myth of a 'Pure' Standard English more books like this by John McWhorter add to wishlist A barbed rebuttal to the conservative view that popular culture is destroying the English language.. Though there is a contingent of linguists who fight the fact, our language is always changing--not only through slang, but sound, syntax, and words' meanings as well. Debunking the myth of "pure" standard English, tackling controversial positions ... see all copies from $5.10! new only from $6.86! \| SVS
21 view cover	Human Evolutionary Genetics: Origins, Peoples & Disease more books like this by Mark A Jobling, Chris Tyler-Smith, Matthew Hurles add to wishlist Human Evolutionary Genetics is a groundbreaking text which for the first time brings together molecular genetics and genomics to the study of the origins and movements of human populations. Starting with an overview of molecular genomics for the non-specialist (which can be a useful review for those with a more genetic background), the book ... see all copies from $68.78! new only from $72.78! \| SVS
22 view cover	American English: Dialects and Variation more books like this by Walt Wolfram, Natalie Schilling-Estes add to wishlist This book provides a very readable and up-to-date description of language variation in American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences. The authors include situations ranging from historically isolated, rural dialects to developing, urban ethnic varieties as they consider the descriptive, theoretical, and applied ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.99!
23 view cover	English: History, Diversity and Change more books like this by David Graddol add to wishlist 'The book's colourful, varied contents will no doubt attract students of Linguistics, Literature and everyone interested in the English language. The authors have done an excellent job in providing this well researched material and keeping the jargon to a minimum, thus making it accessible to every reader.' - Language International The story of ... see all copies from $3.20! new only from $35.10! \| first editions
24 view cover	Evolutionary Genetics: Concepts and Case Studies more books like this by Charles W Fox (Editor), Jason B Wolf (Editor) add to wishlist The diverse field of evolutionary genetics is unified by two goals: to understand the impact that evolutionary processes have on genetic variation, and to understand the consequences of these patterns for various evolutionary process. Research in evolutionary genetics stretches across a continuum of scale, from studies of DNA sequence evolution ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $14.00! \| SVS
25 view cover	World Englishes: The Study of New Linguistic Varieties more books like this by Rajend Mesthrie, Rakesh Mohan Bhatt add to wishlist The spread of English around the world has been and continues to be both rapid and unpredictable. World Englishes: The Study of New Linguistic Varieties deals with this inescapable result of colonisation and globalisation from a social and linguistic perspective. The main focus of the book is on the second-language varieties of English that have ... see all copies from $19.99! new only from $19.99!

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