Linguistics 1100, S24, The history of words

References

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Crystal, David. 2004.
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Eble, Connie. 2004.
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Edelstein, Stewart. 2003.
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Hoad, Terry. 2012.
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Mugglestone, Lynda (ed.). 2012.
Oxford History of English, updated edition. Oxford University Press. In addition to the readings for the class, the entire volume is accessible online through Franklin (the Van Pelt Library catalog).

Pinker, Steven. 1999.
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Pinker, Steven. 2007.
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Pullum, Geoffrey. 1991.
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Townend, Matthew. 2012.
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Woodbury, Anthony. 1991
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