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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English Tapa blanda - 2009
de John McWhorter
A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, this work focuses on its strange and wonderful grammar. Delving into provocative topics and more, "Our Magnificent Bastard Language" distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one lively history.
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A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar
Why do we say I am reading a catalog” instead of I read a catalog”? Why do we say do” at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, Our Magnificent Bastard Language distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one lively history.
Covering such turning points as the little-known Celtic and Welsh influences on English, the impact of the Viking raids and the Norman Conquest, and the Germanic invasions that started it all during the fifth century ad, John McWhorter narrates this colorful evolution with vigor. Drawing on revolutionary genetic and linguistic research as well as a cache of remarkable trivia about the origins of English words and syntax patterns, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue ultimately demonstrates the arbitrary, maddening nature of English and its ironic simplicity due to its role as a streamlined lingua franca during the early formation of Britain. This is the book that language aficionados worldwide have been waiting for (and no, it’s not a sin to end a sentence with a preposition).
Why do we say I am reading a catalog” instead of I read a catalog”? Why do we say do” at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, Our Magnificent Bastard Language distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one lively history.
Covering such turning points as the little-known Celtic and Welsh influences on English, the impact of the Viking raids and the Norman Conquest, and the Germanic invasions that started it all during the fifth century ad, John McWhorter narrates this colorful evolution with vigor. Drawing on revolutionary genetic and linguistic research as well as a cache of remarkable trivia about the origins of English words and syntax patterns, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue ultimately demonstrates the arbitrary, maddening nature of English and its ironic simplicity due to its role as a streamlined lingua franca during the early formation of Britain. This is the book that language aficionados worldwide have been waiting for (and no, it’s not a sin to end a sentence with a preposition).
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- Título Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
- Autor John McWhorter
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición [ Edition: First
- Páginas 256
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Avery Publishing Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación 2009-10-01
- Features Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781592404940 / 1592404944
- Peso 0.38 libras (0.17 kg)
- Dimensiones 7.22 x 5.02 x 0.68 pulgadas (18.34 x 12.75 x 1.73 cm)
- Época de 18 a UP años
- Cursos 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects English language - Etymology, English language - History
- Dewey Decimal Code 420.9
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- New York Times Book Review, 10/25/2009, Page 24
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