Books like Through the Language Glass
Guy Deutscher
Through the Language Glass is 304 pages, about 5 hours 34 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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Course in General Linguistics 5.2 h 
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The Search for the Perfect Language 7.1 h Language, Culture, and Translating 3.8 h 
How Language Works 9.3 h 
Culture, Media, Language 5.7 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.