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050 14 $aPE1075$b.M597 2009
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049 $aMAIN
100 1 $aMcWhorter, John H.
245 10 $aOur magnificent bastard tongue :$bthe untold history of English /$cJohn McWhorter.
260 $aNew York, N.Y. :$bGotham Books,$c2009, ©2008.
300 $axxiii, 230 pages ;$c19 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index.
505 0 $aWe speak a miscegenated grammar -- A lesson from the Celtic impact -- We speak a battered grammar -- Does our grammar channel our thought? -- Skeletons in the closet.
520 $aWhy 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, author McWhorter distills hundreds of years of lore into one lively history. Covering 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, and drawing on genetic and linguistic research as well as a cache of trivia about the origins of English words and syntax patterns, McWhorter 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 have been waiting for.--From publisher description.
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856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0818/2008020983.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0908/2008020983-b.html
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938 $aBaker and Taylor$bBTCP$nBK0008299344
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