The Story of English by Philip Gooden is essentially a history of the English language. It focuses on the people & places that
have had an impact on the development of the language. In terms of books we’ve discussed before it
is similar to The Story of Spanish by Nadeu & Barlow (a similarity that is
totally reflected in their near identical titles). The book was quite interesting but it is definitely a survey and it is definitely an historical overview.
It is not technical in any sense & does not delve into questions of
grammar or construction.
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
The Story of English
The Story of English by Philip Gooden is essentially a history of the English language. It focuses on the people & places that
have had an impact on the development of the language. In terms of books we’ve discussed before it
is similar to The Story of Spanish by Nadeu & Barlow (a similarity that is
totally reflected in their near identical titles). The book was quite interesting but it is definitely a survey and it is definitely an historical overview.
It is not technical in any sense & does not delve into questions of
grammar or construction.