Language A to Z: The complete course contains all 24 lectures
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The Great Courses, 2013.
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All Lectures:
1. A for Aramaic
2. B for Baby Mama
3. C for Compounds
4. D for Double Negatives
5. E for Etymology
6. F for First Words
7. G for Greek Alphabet
8. H for Hobbits
9. I for Island
10. J for Jamaican
11. K for Ket
12. L for Like
13. M for Maltese
14. N for Native American English
15. O for Oldsters in Cartoons
16. P for Plurals, Q for Quiz
17. R for R-Lessness
18. S for She
19. T for Tone
20. U for Understand
21. V for Vocabulary
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