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Africanisms in Afro-American language varieties
How to speak Dutchified English
Japanese English
The Latin in English
1000 most obscure words
The Greek & Latin roots of English
Beyond Ebonics
Semitic interference in Marcan syntax
French for le snob
Signs of diaspora/diaspora of signs
Austral English
Words, meaning, and vocabulary
S/He
Vocabulary from Latin and Greek roots
A history of foreign words in English
An chonair chaoch
Linguistic consequences of language contact and restriction
Weird English
American Indian English
The making of the Roman people
The African heritage of American English
Brush up your classics!
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English Literature and Ancient Languages
An introduction to an academic vocabulary
Vocabulary from classical roots
Greek and Latin in scientific terminology
The Viking legacy
English words from Latin and Greek elements
Vocabulary from classical roots
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