Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language, Revised and Expanded Edition Seth Lerer

Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language, Revised and Expanded Edition

Author: Seth Lerer
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Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language, Revised and Expanded Edition
Author
Seth Lerer
ISBN
9780231174473
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.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Seth LererPublisher: Columbia University PressPublished: 08/25/2015ISBN: 9780231174473Pages: 352Weight: 1.05lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Seth Lerer
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 08/25/2015
ISBN: 9780231174473
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Seth Lerer
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 08/25/2015
ISBN: 9780231174473
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d