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Entangled Tongues - Williams Kisch, Carol M
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ENTANGLED TONGUES is a historical overview of how the English vocabulary, grammar, and spelling that we use today came about, as well as the challenges that English presents to non-native speakers. Beowulf, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Jane Austen appear, in addition to William the Conqueror, Henry V and Queen Victoria and others. "As hundreds of years of English history are rushed through, the book has many fascinating points to make..." -- Kirkus Reviews. "Fascinating... Like most of her examples, her explanation of the Bard's use of thou, thee, and you is inspired and inspiring..." -- BookLife: Editor's Pick…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
ENTANGLED TONGUES is a historical overview of how the English vocabulary, grammar, and spelling that we use today came about, as well as the challenges that English presents to non-native speakers. Beowulf, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Jane Austen appear, in addition to William the Conqueror, Henry V and Queen Victoria and others. "As hundreds of years of English history are rushed through, the book has many fascinating points to make..." -- Kirkus Reviews. "Fascinating... Like most of her examples, her explanation of the Bard's use of thou, thee, and you is inspired and inspiring..." -- BookLife: Editor's Pick
Autorenporträt
Carol Williams Kisch (M.A.) attended schools in California, New Zealand, and France, received a degree in French Literature from Swarthmore College, and worked as a French/English translator in West Africa and France. She taught the English language and language teaching methodologies at the University of California for 38 years.