A History of English cover

A History of English

by Barbara A. Fennell

"A History of English provides an intelligent and accessible synthesis of modern sociolinguistic approaches to the development of the English language." "Beginning with the pre-history of English, each chapter provides sociohistorical context, an overview of the major structural changes at each stage of the development of the language, and discussion of topics of particular sociolinguistic interest. Textual examples are given from a number of genres of writing including classical literature, letters, prose writings, modern popular literature and software documentation. The volume concludes with a discussion of the future of English language."--Jacket.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?