Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English
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John McWhorter Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue The Untold Story of English Gotham (2008) Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Introduction......Page 6 One - WE SPEAK A MISCEGENATED GRAMMAR......Page 16 Two - A LESSON FROM THE CELTIC IMPACT......Page 58 Three - WE SPEAK A BATTERED GRAMMAR......Page 75 Four - DOES OUR GRAMMAR CHANNEL OUR THOUGHT?......Page 109 Five - SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET......Page 131 Notes on Sources......Page 150 Acknowledgements......Page 161 Index......Page 163
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