The Story of English: How an Obscure Dialect Became the Worlds Most-Spoken Language

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I also felt compelled by guilt to explain to my family what was going on with me. In fact, I was convinced that there must be deeper, more subconscious elements at work and after some intense digging around on the internet, I managed to find some interesting information.

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According to Dr. Damien Hall , a lot of the reasoning for accent change has to do with our natural human desire to mimic those around us.

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You may have noticed, to a small extent within your own social circles, that over time, you unwittingly adopt similar expressions and tones of voice as each other. Yet, interestingly, according to research, this has nothing to with feeling insecure or not being true to ourselves. Rather, there is a deep subconscious desire within all of us to adapt to our surroundings. Indeed, during my time as an English Teacher in Portugal, I seemingly out of nowhere developed a slight American pronunciation to my words.

When you think about it, that makes a lot of sense, given our in-built need for acceptance and drive to form close bonds with those around us. With further research, I discovered that social class can also have a large influence on accent. Thomas Hobbess Leviathan.

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What’s a Language, Anyway?

Informations bibliographiques. Add to Basket. Compare all 13 new copies. Condition: New. Language: English. Brand new Book. Follow the extraordinary journey of the most widely spoken language in the world, discover its many influences and learn about how it has om the Anglo-Saxons in the fifth century to the Normans in the eleventh, and on to present-day America, many diverse elements and languages have shaped modern-day English.

Divided chronologically, this fascinating guide follows the language from Latin - and earlier - influences, through Old and Middle English to Early Modern and, finally, today's Late Modern English.

The History of English - Early Modern English (c. - c. )

The Story of English also explores, among much else, the history of the printing press, the works of Chaucer, the evolution of the dictionary, the use of slang in speech and the coming of electronic messaging. Wide-ranging and scrupulously researched, this is both a celebration of and a tribute to the most expressive, and yet adaptable, language in history.

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