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Global Wording: The Fascinating Story of the Evolution of English, Charles Hodgson
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Global Wording: The Fascinating Story of the Evolution of English

Author: Charles Hodgson

Narrator: Charles Hodgson

Unabridged: 1 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Published: 05/27/2008

Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines - Linguistics - Historical & Comparative

Synopsis

In the same engaging style and humor that has attracted 4.5 million downloads of the Podictionary podcast, Global Wording traces the development of our language using easily recognizable milestones such as Beowulf, William the Conqueror, Chaucer and Shakespeare. Rather than relying on scores of dates and boring facts, Hodgson instead punctuates his story with anecdotes about why these characters were so memorable, as well as interesting details on how we know what we know and the conditions of life over the years as they affected the growth of our language.

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