Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English [Audiobook] download free by John Mcwhorter
- Listen audiobook: Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
- Author: John Mcwhorter
- Release date: 2009/6/25
- Publisher: GOTHAM BOOKS
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Society and Social Sciences
- ISBN: 9781592404940
- Rating: 8.22 of 10
- Votes: 515
- Review by: Maxton Echevarria
- Review rating: 7.39 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/9/17
- Duration: 2H54M28S in 256 kbps (46 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-09-16
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: FLAC, WMA, WavPack, Vorbis, MPEG4, MP3, WAV (compression ZIP, RAR, AZW, TBZ2, DEB)
- Total pages original book: 230
- Includes a PDF summary of 26 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 19M12S (5.2 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: 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).
- Other categories, genre or collection: Historical & Comparative Linguistics, Social & Cultural Anthropology, European History
- Download servers: 4Shared, Microsoft OneDrive, The Pirate Bay, Google Drive, Uploaded, HowFile.com, Dropbox. Compressed in ZIP, RAR, AZW, TBZ2, DEB
- Format: Paperback
- Approximate value: 14.93 USD
- Dimensions: 128x183x17mm
- Weight: 172g
- Printed by: Not Available
- Published in: New York, United States
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