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It is subtitled English And How It Got That Way. The book discusses the Indo-European origins of English, the growing status of English as a global language, the complex etymology of English words, the dialects of English, spelling reform, prescriptive grammar, and other topics including swearing. This account popularises the subject and makes ...
Download as PDF; Printable version ... Made in America is a nonfiction book by Bill Bryson describing the history of the English language in the United States and the ...
The Mother Tongue: Discusses the early stages of the English language, including Old English and Middle English. A Muse of Fire: Discusses the influence of William Shakespeare and the King James Bible on the English language as well as how Early Modern English took root in the American colonies and its influence on contemporary American English.
The American Language; An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States, first published in 1919, is a book written by H. L. Mencken about the English language as spoken in the United States.
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The Cambridge History of the English Language is a six volume history of English published between 1992 and 2001. [1] The general editor was Richard Hogg. Volume 1, The Beginnings to 1066, Richard Hogg, ed. Volume 2, 1066–1476, Norman Blake, ed. Volume 3, 1476–1776, Roger Lass, ed. Volume 4, 1776–1997, Suzanne Romaine, ed.