num_pages: 436
description: From Simon &amp; Schuster, Origins of the English Language is Joseph M. Williams' exploration of social and linguistic history.In this book, author Joseph Williams presents a unique social and linguistic history as he explains the ways in which culture, education, class, and race affect language use and what changes in grammar reveal about the changes in our social lives.
language: English
title: Origins of the English Language
titlecomplete: Origins of the English Language
genres: Nonfiction, History, Linguistics, Language
ratings_count: 20
publisher: Free Press