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elainee's review
Read for a course on the history of the English language. Dense reading but informative.
stewartj0421's review against another edition
3.0
Lots of useful information but SO dense, especially at the beginning. Also lots of specialized language that many readers (including myself) will not understand. If the goal is for people to understand the English language, then the language itself in this book is a huge barrier. Needs to be knocked down about 4 notches. Once you get around that — this book contains fantastic information and usually you get a look at things from multiple perspectives. I think the book mostly steers away from prescriptivism, though there are a few moments. And the author speaking British English can make things confusing here and there. But overall it was a useful book.
elainee's review against another edition
Read for a course on the history of the English language. Dense reading but informative.
jennavdsteen's review against another edition
I read this book throughout the semester for my philology course. It was not always fun to read and I sometimes dreaded having to open it every week and read another chapter... however! I can now proudly add it to my ‘Read in 2020’ list and idk if that makes it worth it, but I’m gonna say it does anyway.
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