Summary: This course introduces the student to the history of the English language, from its origins as a dialect of the Germanic-speaking peoples, through the literary and cultural documents of its 1500 year span, to the state of American speech of the present day.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 420.9 HIS
Call number: DVD 420.9 HIS

Lerer, Seth

Summary: Presents lectures on the history of the English language.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 1998

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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 420 LER PART I
Call number: CD 420 LER PART III

McWhorter, John H.

Summary: Why do we say "I am reading a catalog" instead of "I read a catalog"? Why do we say "do" at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, author McWhorter distills hundreds of years of lore into one lively history. Covering the little-known Celtic and Welsh influences on English, the impact of the Viking raids and the Norman...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2009

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 420.9 MCW