Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue The Untold Story of English

Name: Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue The Untold Story of English
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ISBN: 9781592403950

ISBN-10: 1592403956

ISBN-13: 9781592403950

Edition: 2008

Authors: John McWhorter

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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 Languagedistills 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…

Book details

List price: $22.50
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/30/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Introduction



We Speak a Miscegenated Grammar



A Lesson from the Celtic Impact



We Speak a Battered Grammar



Does Our Grammar Channel Our Thought?



Skeletons in the Closet


Notes on Sources


Acknowledgments


Index