Entangled Tongues
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ENTANGLED TONGUES is a historical overview of how the English vocabulary, grammar, and spelling that we use today came about, as well as the challenges that English presents to non-native speakers. Beowulf, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Jane Austen appear, in addition to William the Conqueror, Henry V and Queen Victoria and others. "As hundreds of years of English history are rushed through, the book has many fascinating points to make..." -- Kirkus Reviews. "Fascinating... Like most of her examples, her explanation of the Bard's use of thou, thee, and you is inspired and inspiring..." -- BookLife: Editor's Pick
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ENTANGLED TONGUES is a historical overview of how the English vocabulary, grammar, and spelling that we use today came about, as well as the challenges that English presents to non-native speakers. Beowulf, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Jane Austen appear, in addition to William the Conqueror, Henry V and Queen Victoria and others. "As hundreds of years of English history are rushed through, the book has many fascinating points to make..." -- Kirkus Reviews. "Fascinating... Like most of her examples, her explanation of the Bard's use of thou, thee, and you is inspired and inspiring..." -- BookLife: Editor's Pick
AmazonPages: 160, Hardcover, Althof Press
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