語言學

Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language
出版社： Columbia University Press
書林書號：
30242586
作者：
Lerer, Seth
定價：
663
會員價：
$630
ISBN：
9780231174473
出版年份：
2015
裝訂：
平裝
  • 本書介紹
Seth Lerer tells a masterful history of the English language from the age of Beowulf to the rap of Eminem. Many have written about the evolution of grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, but only Lerer situates these developments within the larger history of English, America, and literature. This edition features a new chapter on the influence of biblical translation and an epilogue on the relationship of English speech to writing. A unique blend of historical and personal narrative, Inventing English is the surprising tale of a language that is as dynamic as the people to whom it belongs.
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