History of the English Language

professor-drout-addresses-the-foundation-of-language-and-its-connection-to-specific-portions-of-the-brain-the-components-of-language-are-explained-in-easy-to-understand-terms-and-the-progression-of-the-language-from-germanic-to-old-middle-and-modern-english-is-fully-illustrated-including-such-revolutionary-language-upheavals-as-those-brought-about-by-the-norman-conquest-and-the-great-vowel-shift-one-of-the-most-interesting-aspects-of-the-english-language-lies-in-its-variants-such-as-the-soda-vs-pop-debate-and-the-place-of-african-american-english-in-modern-culture-these-and-other-dialectual-curiosities-are-looked-at-in-detail-and-placed-in-the-context-of-today-s-world-finally-professor-drout-examines-the-future-not-only-of-the-english-language-but-of-all-the-world-s-languages