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- ↑ "Always On: Joint Winner of the 2008 Duke of Edinburgh ESU English Language Book Award", Oxford University Press news, 2008.
- ↑ John Simon Gugenheim Foundation List of All Fellows https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/naomi-s-baron/
- ↑ "Who We Are – Semiotic Society of America". 10 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ↑ "HRH The Duke of Edinburgh ESU English Language Book Award 2008", ESU, November 12, 2008
- ↑ "Awards Ceremony at Buckingham Palace", ESU, November 12, 2008.
