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Origins of the English Language Paperback - 1986

by Joseph M. Williams


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From Simon & Schuster, Origins of the English Language is Joseph M. Williams' exploration of social and linguistic history.

In this book, author Joseph Williams presents a unique social and linguistic history as he explains the ways in which culture, education, class, and race affect language use and what changes in grammar reveal about the changes in our social lives.

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When some people argue that histories should tell the truth, they usually mean by truth the straightforward, unadorned facts of what happened.

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  • Title Origins of the English Language
  • Author Joseph M. Williams
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint.
  • Pages 436
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Free Press, New York, USA.
  • Date 1986-04-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780029344705 / 0029344700
  • Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.01 x 6.1 x 1.06 in (22.89 x 15.49 x 2.69 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Sociolinguistics, English language - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 74012596
  • Dewey Decimal Code 420.9

About the author

Joseph M. Williams was a professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago where he promoted clarity in writing for many years. He authored several books on language and writing.
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