Author: Rasmus Kristian RaskPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A Guide to the Anglo-Saxon Tongue
Author: Edward Johnston VernonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A grammar of the Anglo-Saxon tongue
Author: Rasmus Kristian RaskPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A Grammar of the Anglo-Saxon Tongue
Author: Rasmus RaskPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anglo-Saxon language
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
The Elements of Anglo-Saxon Grammar
Author: Joseph BosworthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alphabet
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
A Guide to the Anglo-Saxon Tongue: a Grammar After Erasmus Rask
Author: Edward Johnston VernonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Grammar of the Anglo-Saxon Tongue
Author: R. K. RaskRudiments of a grammar of the Anglo-Saxon tongue
Author: Joseph GwiltA Grammar of the Anglo-saxon Tongue, with a Praxis, by Erasmus Rask, Professor of Literary History In, and Librarian To, the University of Copenhagen &c. &c. Translated from the Danish, by B. Thorpe, ..
Author: Rasmus Kristian RaskPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
A Dictionary of the Anglo-Saxon Language
Author: Joseph BosworthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anglo-Saxon language
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
Author: John McWhorterPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1592404944
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
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 Language 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 ad, 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 streamlined lingua franca during the early formation of Britain. This is the book that language aficionados worldwide have been waiting for (and no, it’s not a sin to end a sentence with a preposition).