Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language, revised and expanded edition

Lerer, Seth

ISBN 10: 0231174470 / ISBN 13: 9780231174473

Published by Columbia University Press, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language, revised and expanded edition
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231174470
• ISBN 13: 9780231174473
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Seth Lerer is Distinguished Professor of Literature and the former Dean of Arts and Humanities at the University of California, San Diego. He is known nationally for his audio and videotape series, The History of the English Language, for the Teaching Company.