The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson
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Made in America by Bill Bryson
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A history of the English language by Albert Croll Baugh, Albert C. Baugh, Thomas Cable
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The story of English by Robert McCrum
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The story of English by Robert McCrum
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The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language by David Crystal
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The pun also rises by John Pollack
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Our language by Simeon Potter
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Words of science, and the history behind them by Isaac Asimov
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The stories of English by David Crystal
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Our magnificent bastard tongue the untold history of English
John H. McWhorter
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Growth and structure of the English language by Otto Jespersen
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Subjects
English language, History, English language, grammar, historical, Historical linguistics, Historical Grammar, Linguistics, Anglais (Langue), Etymology, English language, etymology, Variation, Histoire, Congresses, English language, social aspects, General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES, English language, middle english, 1100-1500, Engels, English language, variation, English literature, History and criticism
Places
Great Britain, United States, England, English-speaking countries, Ireland, New England, Wales, America, Australia, Colonies, Commonwealth countries, Englisch, Finland, Foreign countries, Glamorgan, Glamorgan (Wales), Gower, Gower (Wales), Grande-Bretagne, Helsinki
People
George Orwell (1903-1950), Balaam (Biblical figure), Edmund Spenser (1552?-1599), Geoffrey Chaucer (d. 1400), Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), J. A. Simpson (1953-), John Webster (1580?-1625?), Knud Sørensen (1928-), Laurence Sterne (1713-1768), Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint
Times
Middle English, 1100-1500, Old English, ca. 450-1100, Early modern, 1500-1700, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, 16th century, Medieval period, 1066-1485, 1066-1485, 17th century

Prolific Authors

who have written the most books on this subject
David Crystal, 10 books
Jacek Fisiak, 6 books
Simon Horobin, 6 books
Laurel J. Brinton, 6 books
Andreas H. Jucker, 6 books
John Algeo, 5 books
Alexander Bergs, 5 books
Robert McCrum, 5 books
Irma Taavitsainen, 5 books
Bettelou Los, 4 books
Jeremy Smith, 4 books
Brigit Viney, 4 books
Peter Trudgill, 4 books
John H. Fisher, 4 books
Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade, 4 books
Terttu Nevalainen, 4 books
W. F. Bolton, 3 books
Anne Curzan, 3 books
Donka Minkova, 3 books
Elizabeth Closs Traugott, 3 books
Elly van Gelderen, 3 books
J. J. Smith, 3 books
Joan C. Beal, 3 books
John Simpson, 3 books
David Crystal, 3 books