John McWhorter

57 books

Language Change and Language Contact in Pidgins and Creoles by John McWhorter

Language Change and Language Contact in Pidgins and Creoles

Creole Language Library #21

John McWhorter

503 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Language Families of the World by John McWhorter

Language Families of the World

The Great Courses

John McWhorter

15 hours, 54 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history informative fast-paced
Language Interrupted: Signs of Non-Native Acquisition in Standard Language Grammars by John McWhorter

Language Interrupted: Signs of Non-Native Acquisition in Standard Language Grammars

John McWhorter

304 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative medium-paced
Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America by John McWhorter

Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America

John McWhorter

320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction politics race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Myths, Lies , and Half-Truths of Language Usage by John McWhorter, John McWhorter

Myths, Lies , and Half-Truths of Language Usage

John McWhorter, John McWhorter

missing page info • first pub 2012 (editions)

funny informative lighthearted slow-paced
Myths, Lies and Half-Truths of Language Usage by John McWhorter

Myths, Lies and Half-Truths of Language Usage

John McWhorter

12 hours, 14 minutes • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction science informative slow-paced
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English by John McWhorter

Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English

John McWhorter

230 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English by John McWhorter
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English
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John McWhorter

Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English

John McWhorter

230 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

Politically Correct University: Problems, Scope, and Reforms by Frederick M. Hess, Robert Maranto, Richard Redding

Politically Correct University: Problems, Scope, and Reforms

Frederick M. Hess, Robert Maranto, Richard Redding

326 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Power of Babel : A Natural History of Language by John McWhorter, John McWhorter
The Power of Babel : A Natural History of Language
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John McWhorter, John McWhorter

The Power of Babel : A Natural History of Language

John McWhorter, John McWhorter

missing page info • first pub 2001 (editions)

adventurous informative reflective slow-paced