Our Language

By Simeon Potter

Book Overview

A clear and up-to-date picture of the English language as it is spoken and written in all its amazing variety This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140202277
• ISBN13: 9780140202274
• Release Date: May 1976
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 1.0" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

A Good Introduction to the English Language

This is an excellent brief introduction to the English language. Potter tells the story of the development of English from its Old English roots to the modern day. He also devotes chapters to English phonetics, morphology, syntax, etymology, usage, slang/dialect, names, and American/British differences. Many of the examples are dated because the book was first published in 1951, but even these dated examples provide an interesting view into the language (such as what was slang in 1950). I particularly liked the chapters on the Renaissance and on the sentence. Even the reprint is out of print, so get it used or at the library.