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A description and history of the development of the English Language and reflections on the influences that changed the language. - Summary by barbara2
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Ch. 1 The Origins of the English Language - Pt 1
16:37 - Chapter 2
Ch. 1 The Origins of the English Language - Pt 2
17:20 - Chapter 3
Ch. 2 Foreign Elements - Pt 1
26:49 - Chapter 4
Ch. 2 Foreign Elements - Pt 2
21:23 - Chapter 5
Ch. 3 Modern English
27:52 - Chapter 6
Ch 4 Word-making in English - Pt 1
25:03 - Chapter 7
Ch 4 Word-making in English - Pt 2
18:43 - Chapter 8
Ch 5 Makers of English Words
24:38 - Chapter 9
Ch 6 Language and History - the Earliest Period - Pt 1
20:00 - Chapter 10
Ch 6 Language and History - the Earliest Period - Pt 2
18:39 - Chapter 11
Ch 7 Language and History - the Dark and Middle Ages - Pt 1
17:35 - Chapter 12
Ch 7 Language and History - the Dark and Middle Ages - Pt 2
34:21 - Chapter 13
Ch 8 Language and History - the Modern Period - Pt 1
23:47 - Chapter 14
Ch 8 Language and History - the Modern Period - Pt 2
15:43 - Chapter 15
Ch 9 Language and Thought - Pt 1
26:30 - Chapter 16
Ch 9 Language and Thought - Pt 2
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