A description and history of the development of the English Language and reflections on the influences that changed the language. - Summary by barbara2
Chapters
1 Ch. 1 The Origins of the English Language - Pt 1 17 min 2 Ch. 1 The Origins of the English Language - Pt 2 17 min 3 Ch. 2 Foreign Elements - Pt 1 27 min 4 Ch. 2 Foreign Elements - Pt 2 21 min 5 Ch. 3 Modern English 28 min 6 Ch 4 Word-making in English - Pt 1 25 min 7 Ch 4 Word-making in English - Pt 2 19 min 8 Ch 5 Makers of English Words 25 min 9 Ch 6 Language and History - the Earliest Period - Pt 1 20 min 10 Ch 6 Language and History - the Earliest Period - Pt 2 19 min 11 Ch 7 Language and History - the Dark and Middle Ages - Pt 1 18 min 12 Ch 7 Language and History - the Dark and Middle Ages - Pt 2 34 min 13 Ch 8 Language and History - the Modern Period - Pt 1 24 min 14 Ch 8 Language and History - the Modern Period - Pt 2 16 min 15 Ch 9 Language and Thought - Pt 1 26 min 16 Ch 9 Language and Thought - Pt 2 27 min
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