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The History of the English Language, 2nd Edition

De: Seth Lerer, The Great Courses
Narrado por: Seth Lerer
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This course offers an overview of the English language that is literary, historical, cultural, political, and scientific in its scope and designed to give you greater insight into the written and spoken word.The lectures provide a thorough understanding of 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 1,500-year span to the state of American speech today.

Professor Lerer defines concepts by illustrating them with copious examples. He often speaks in the dialect appropriate to each lecture - be it Old English, Chaucer’s Middle English, or the colloquial style of Mark Twain’s most unforgettable characters.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©1998 The Teaching Company, LLC (P)1998 The Great Courses
Lingüística Para reflexionar Ciencias Sociales English Language
Comprehensive Coverage • Fascinating Historical Development • Masterful Pronunciation • Excellent Linguistic Insights

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I listened to the entire course. Professor Lerer is very learned and prepares well, but it was more information than I really wanted to learn. This is a very detailed history.

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Yes. This was my third course.

Very detailed

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As an IT professional I have been studying information theory and language for about a year now. This book and topic ties directly with some of the changes that we are seeing in our language in the early 2020s as well as interest in things like AI and natural language processing. Understanding language is simple. Understanding what someone meant when they used language is not as simple as one would expect.

This book takes the listener back to the very beginning of English. The lecturer does a fantastic job of bringing in various elements and approaches to the study of language that I had never considered or been exposed to. I found this lecture series to be interesting and useful and I'm sure I will be referencing it in future study.

Wrestling the Wind, and Losing

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it's not the best of the courses, but it's not bad at all. I was disappointed by the shoehorning at the end.

Rather interesting treatment

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His very frequent use of the conditional clause “if you like” might get on your nerves. However, the content, quality, and presentation is excellent. These lectures sing. I look forward to listening to them again probably in a year or so.

Excellent Lecture Series

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Professor Lerer's Jack is fascinating. Not just the history of the English language but also the way in which great writers have interacted with and shaped the language.he talks about the effects of global history and politics on the spread and change of language. And he even discusses, in accessible terms, complexmodern linguistic theories

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