num_pages: 339
description: Traces the history of the English language, starting several hundred thousand years ago with the Indo-Europeans. Robert Claiborne then continues with the Anglo-Saxon invaders of England whose language developed into Old English, which in turn slowly developed into Middle English after the Norman Invasion. He also gives an overview of the various dialects of English and slang.
language: English
title: Our Marvelous Native Tongue: The Life and Times of the English Language
titlecomplete: Our Marvelous Native Tongue: The Life and Times of the English Language
genres: Linguistics, Nonfiction, Language, History
ratings_count: 109
publisher: Crown