Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
The Untold History of English
New York : Gotham Books, [2009]
Format: Book
Description: xxiii, 230 pages ; 19 cm
A survey of the English language's usage mysteries considers the ways in which English developed and how it may reflect cultural values, in a reference that covers such topics as Celtic and Welsh influences and the origins of specific syntax patterns.
Subjects:
English language -- History.
English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Foreign elements.
English language -- Foreign words and phrases.
Languages in contact.
English language -- History.
English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Foreign elements.
English language -- Foreign words and phrases.
Languages in contact.
ISBN:
1592404944
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LANGUAGE English McW | Ballentine Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Reprint. Originally published: 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index.