A Brief History of the English Language Part 3 - Orthography
Saturday, April 25, 2009 - 17:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A Brief History of the English Language Part 3 The historical development of English is an excellent model of how a grammar naturally develops. I am trying to capture some of that history in this short series. Part of the problem of understanding how language works evaporates completely if one can see the beauty in a flow of words, the magic in a few blots of ink. Part 1 briefly covered the period from the 5th century CE to the 14th century.Part 2 describes Chaucer's influence on the development of English. read more
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