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[Chaos Is the Key]

It's the book used in the Intro course, so there aren't many "whut?" moments, but there are a few, they do get un-whuted though.

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Awesome.

[Chaos Is the Key]

There's a parter study/exercise book that's sold separately, we've never used it yet, but it looks pretty good too. Both books together new'll set you back roughly $70-$80, just the text would be $50+ish.

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If you want an accessible but informative book, try Bill Bryson's Mother Tongue, which delves into the history and diversity of the English language. Superbly researched, but very readable and enlightening. It should be available at your library. The main focus is on English, but there's a lot of comparison and contrast to other languages too.

In bookstores, it should be fairly affordable. And since it's Bryson, you'll often find that it makes you lol and much as it makes you learn.

One of my degrees was a language BA, so I've read a fair few relevant texts; Mother Tongue is easily the best way to get started on the many aspects of language study, history, evolution and diffusion.

[Chaos Is the Key]

My professor actually referenced him during our Language Acquisition classes, and took several quotes from that book if I remember correctly.