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The Origins of English Words
- A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
- Written by: Joseph Twadell Shipley
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 36 hrs and 35 mins
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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. In The Origins of English Words, Shipley catalogues these proposed roots and follows the often devious, always fascinating, process by which some of their offshoots have grown.
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The Origins of English Words
- A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 36 hrs and 35 mins
- Release Date: 25-08-23
- Language: English
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More Than Words
- How Talking Sharpens the Mind and Shapes Our World
- Written by: Maryellen MacDonald PhD
- Narrated by: Maryellen MacDonald PhD
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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The groundbreaking science of how and why we talk, and how this ability impacts every area of our lives Humans are the only species that can transform internal ideas into talk, whether through speech, writing, or sign language. But why do we have this almost magical, special talent? It turns out...
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Interesting
- By Manish Limaye on 16-07-25
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More Than Words
- How Talking Sharpens the Mind and Shapes Our World
- Narrated by: Maryellen MacDonald PhD
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Release Date: 03-06-25
- Language: English
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Thirty-Two Words for Field
- Lost Words of the Irish Landscape
- Written by: Manchán Magan
- Narrated by: Ruán Magan
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
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The richness of the Irish language is closely tied to the natural landscape and offers a more magical way of seeing the world. Most people associate Britain and Ireland with the English language, a vast, sprawling linguistic tree with roots in Latin, French, and German. But the inhabitants of these islands originally spoke another tongue. Look closely enough and English contains traces of the Celtic soil from which it sprung, found in words like bog, loch, cairn, and crag. Today, this heritage can be found nowhere more powerfully than in modern-day Gaelic.
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Thirty-Two Words for Field
- Lost Words of the Irish Landscape
- Narrated by: Ruán Magan
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Release Date: 24-02-26
- Language: English
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Wordwatching
- Field Notes from an Amateur Philologist
- Written by: Julian Burnside
- Narrated by: James Millar
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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A bonzer (p. 288) discussion of the strange but dinkum (p. 289) pedigree (p. 224) of the naughty (p. 202), nice (p. 212), and, sometimes, obscene (p. 217) English language. We live in a torrent of words — from radio and television, books and newspapers, and now from the internet. But, as Julian Burnside reminds us in this new edition of the bestselling Wordwatching, words are a source both of pleasure and power, and can be deployed for good or for ill.
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Wordwatching
- Field Notes from an Amateur Philologist
- Narrated by: James Millar
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Release Date: 18-12-14
- Language: English
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The F-Word (4th Edition)
- Narrated by: Mike Johnson
- Length: 26 hrs and 30 mins
- Release Date: 12-08-25
- Language: English
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Say It Skillfully
- Speak Up, Make Your Words Matter, Win Together
- Written by: Molly Tschang, Marshall Goldsmith, Ken Blanchard - foreword
- Narrated by: Molly Tschang, Ken Blanchard, Marshall Goldsmith,
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Effective communication is the ultimate currency. It *is* the way to trusted relationships, great work and a happy life—and it’s a team sport. All of us play a role.
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Say It Skillfully
- Speak Up, Make Your Words Matter, Win Together
- Narrated by: Molly Tschang, Ken Blanchard, Marshall Goldsmith, Alan Mulally
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Release Date: 20-05-25
- Language: English
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Words on the Move
- Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)
- Written by: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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Words on the Move opens our eyes to the surprising backstories to the words and expressions we use every day. Did you know that silly once meant "blessed"? Or that ought was the original past tense of owe? Or that the suffix -ly in adverbs is actually a remnant of the word like? And have you ever wondered why some people from New Orleans sound as if they come from Brooklyn?
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Words on the Move
- Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Release Date: 06-09-16
- Language: English
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The Story of English in 100 Words
- Written by: Professor David Crystal
- Narrated by: Professor David Crystal
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
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In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, 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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The Story of English in 100 Words
- Narrated by: Professor David Crystal
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Release Date: 01-06-23
- Language: English
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The Book of Nonexistent Words
- Written by: Stefano Massini
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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The internationally acclaimed author harnesses his brilliant imagination and masterful storytelling ability to create a catalog of new words inspired by stories of real people in this wondrous book reminiscent of Italo Calvino's mesmerizing Invisible Cities. How many times have words not been...
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The Book of Nonexistent Words
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Release Date: 05-10-21
- Language: English
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The Hidden History of Coined Words
- Written by: Ralph Keyes
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Successful word coinage—those that stay in currency for a good long time—tend to conceal their beginnings. We take them at face value and rarely when and where they were first minted. Engaging, illuminating, and authoritative, Ralph Keyes' The Hidden History of Coined Words explores the etymological underworld of terms and expressions and uncovers plenty of hidden gems.
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The Hidden History of Coined Words
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Release Date: 13-07-21
- Language: English
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Louder Than Words
- The New Science of How the Mind Makes Meaning
- Written by: Benjamin K. Bergen
- Narrated by: Benjamin K. Bergen
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
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Whether it’s brusque, convincing, fraught with emotion, or dripping with innuendo, language is fundamentally a tool for conveying meaning - a uniquely human magic trick in which you vibrate your vocal cords to make your innermost thoughts pop up in someone else’s mind. You can use it to talk about all sorts of things - from your new labradoodle puppy to the expansive gardens at Versailles, from Roger Federer’s backhand to things that don’t exist at all, like flying pigs.
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Louder Than Words
- The New Science of How the Mind Makes Meaning
- Narrated by: Benjamin K. Bergen
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Release Date: 02-01-14
- Language: English
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Don't Believe a Word
- The Surprising Truth About Language
- Written by: David Shariatmadari
- Narrated by: Damian Lynch
- Length: 9 hrs
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In Don't Believe a Word trained linguist David Shariatmadari takes us on a mind-boggling journey through the science of language, urging us to abandon our dearly held beliefs in a bid to uncover the (far more interesting) truth about what we do with words. Exploding nine widely held myths about language while introducing us to some of the fundamental insights of modern linguistics, with David Shariatmadari as our energetic guide we can marvel at the beauty and quirkiness of humanity's greatest achievement.
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Don't Believe a Word
- The Surprising Truth About Language
- Narrated by: Damian Lynch
- Length: 9 hrs
- Release Date: 22-08-19
- Language: English
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Nine Nasty Words
- English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever
- Written by: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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A New York Times bestseller One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power--and why we love them so much. Profanity has always been a deliciously vibrant part of...
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Nine Nasty Words
- English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Release Date: 04-05-21
- Language: English
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Say the Word
- A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Panel Show
- Written by: Frank Delaney
- Narrated by: Frank Delaney, Sandi Toksvig, Pam Ayres,
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
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Frank Delaney's language based panel quiz game series revolves around the English language. This upbeat, fun word battle sees a host of well-known contributors battling to say the word first. The series is filmed in front of a live audience at a wide range of literary festivals in the UK and live in the BBC Studios.
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Say the Word
- A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Panel Show
- Narrated by: Frank Delaney, Sandi Toksvig, Pam Ayres, Andrew Sachs, full cast, Sue Limb, Roger McGough
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Release Date: 19-08-21
- Language: English
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Wordslut
- A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
- Written by: Amanda Montell
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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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. Drawing on fascinating research, and moving effortlessly between history and pop culture, Montell deconstructs language - from insults and cursing to grammar and pronunciation - to reveal the ways it has been used for centuries to gaslight women and keep them from gaining equality.
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Society shapes language shapes society.
- By Anonymous on 18-12-24
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Wordslut
- A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Release Date: 06-09-19
- Language: English
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The History of English: The Biography of a Language
- Written by: Christopher R. Fee
- Narrated by: Christopher R. Fee
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
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The history of a language is the history of the people who speak it, those who read and write it, and those who come into contact with it. Now, this series invites you to explore your heritage from an unconventional angle: through the origin and development of the English language. Leading your expedition is Christopher R. Fee, an award-winning professor and medievalist whose expertise spans Old English, Old Norse, and historical linguistics. With flair and gusto, he draws from this well of knowledge to help you trace the evolution of English across a fascinating range of cultures.
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The History of English: The Biography of a Language
- Narrated by: Christopher R. Fee
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Release Date: 24-04-19
- Language: English
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You're Saying It Wrong
- A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words--and Their Tangled Histories of Misuse
- Written by: Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras
- Narrated by: Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
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For word nerds and grammar geeks, a witty guide to the most commonly mispronounced words, along with their correct pronunciations and pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and histories of use and misuse. With wit and good humor, this handy little book not only saves us from sticky...
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You're Saying It Wrong
- A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words--and Their Tangled Histories of Misuse
- Narrated by: Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Release Date: 17-01-23
- Language: English
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Palimpsest
- A History of the Written Word
- Written by: Matthew Battles
- Narrated by: Matthew Battles
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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Why does writing exist? What does it mean to those who write? Born from the interplay of natural and cultural history, the seemingly magical act of writing has continually expanded our consciousness. Portrayed in mythology as either a gift from heroes or a curse from the gods, it has been used as both an instrument of power and a channel of the divine, a means of social bonding and of individual self-definition.
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Palimpsest
- A History of the Written Word
- Narrated by: Matthew Battles
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Release Date: 18-08-15
- Language: English
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The Art of Language Invention
- From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building
- Written by: David J. Peterson
- Narrated by: David J. Peterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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An insider’s tour through the construction of invented languages from the bestselling author and creator of languages for Legendary's Dune, the HBO series Game of Thrones and the Syfy series Defiance From master language creator David J. Peterson comes a creative guide to language construction...
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The Art of Language Invention
- From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building
- Narrated by: David J. Peterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Release Date: 29-09-15
- Language: English
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Like
- A History of the World's Most Hated (and Misunderstood) Word
- Written by: Megan C. Reynolds
- Narrated by: Megan C. Reynolds
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
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A comprehensive and thought-provoking investigation into one of the most polarizing words in the English language. Few words in the English language are as misunderstood as “like.” Indeed, excessive use of this word is a surefire way to make those who pride themselves on propriety, both...
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Like
- A History of the World's Most Hated (and Misunderstood) Word
- Narrated by: Megan C. Reynolds
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Release Date: 01-07-25
- Language: English
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