Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language, revised and expanded edition - Softcover

Lerer, Seth

 
9780231174473: Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language, revised and expanded edition

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Seth Lerer tells a masterful history of the English language from the age of Beowulf to the rap of Eminem. Many have written about the evolution of grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, but only Lerer situates these developments within the larger history of English, America, and literature. This edition features a new chapter on the influence of biblical translation and an epilogue on the relationship of English speech to writing. A unique blend of historical and personal narrative, Inventing English is the surprising tale of a language that is as dynamic as the people to whom it belongs.

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Seth Lerer is Distinguished Professor of Literature and the former Dean of Arts and Humanities at the University of California, San Diego. He is known nationally for his audio and videotape series, The History of the English Language, for the Teaching Company.

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ISBN 10:  023113794X ISBN 13:  9780231137942
Verlag: Columbia University Press, 2007
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