2024 Dewey Decimal Reading Challenge - hosted by jenabest

Class 400: Language
Class 400 includes: 400 Language; 410 Linguistics; 420 English & Old English Languages; 430 German & Related Languages; 440 French & Related Languages; 450 Italian, Romanian, & Related Languages; 460 Spanish, Portuguese, & Galician; 470 Latin & Italic Languages; 480 Classical & Modern Greek Languages; 490 Other Languages
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Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell

Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

Amanda Montell

6 hours, 56 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction feminism sociology funny informative reflective medium-paced
In the Land of Invented Languages: A Celebration of Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius by Arika Okrent

In the Land of Invented Languages: A Celebration of Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius

Arika Okrent

342 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous slow-paced
Rumbos: Curso intermedio de espanol by Norma Lopez-Burton, Rafael Gomez, Susan Navey-Davis, Robert Hershberger, Jill Pellettieri
Rumbos: Curso intermedio de espanol
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Norma Lopez-Burton, Rafael Gomez, Susan Navey-Davis, Robert Hershberger, Jill Pellettieri

Rumbos: Curso intermedio de espanol

Norma Lopez-Burton, Rafael Gomez, Susan Navey-Davis, Robert Hershberger, Jill Pellettieri

496 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

medium-paced
Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages by Guy Deutscher

Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages

Guy Deutscher

304 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction science reflective slow-paced
The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English by Hana Videen

The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English

Hana Videen

296 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging dark funny medium-paced
How to Read Now by Elaine Castillo

How to Read Now

Elaine Castillo

340 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction essays challenging informative reflective medium-paced
In Praise of Profanity by Michael Adams

In Praise of Profanity

Michael Adams

272 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction challenging funny informative slow-paced
Language, Gender, and Sexuality: An Introduction by Scott F. Kiesling

Language, Gender, and Sexuality: An Introduction

Routledge Guides to Linguistics

Scott F. Kiesling

188 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative reflective medium-paced
How Language Works by David Crystal

How Language Works

David Crystal

512 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction science informative slow-paced
Quid Pro Quo: What the Romans Really Gave the English Language by Peter Jones
Quid Pro Quo: What the Romans Really Gave the English Language
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Peter Jones

Quid Pro Quo: What the Romans Really Gave the English Language

Peter Jones

345 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced