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Title: Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English

Author : John McWhorter

Pages : 5 pages

Publisher : Audible, Inc.

Language : eng

ISBN-10 : B002VLWANQ

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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English BY John McWhorter

Read Online and Download Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English. 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 Tongue distills 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 A.D., John McWhorter narrates this colorful evolution with vigor.Drawing on revolutionary genetic and linguistic research, as well as a cache of remarkable trivia about the origins of English words and syntax patterns, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue ultimately demonstrates the arbitrary, maddening nature of English - and its ironic simplicity due to its role as a .

Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English by John McWhorter

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