A description and history of the development of the English Language and reflections on the influences that changed the language. - Summary by barbara2
Chapters
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Ch. 1 The Origins of the English Language - Pt 1 Read by Barbara Baker 16:37
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Ch. 1 The Origins of the English Language - Pt 2 Read by Barbara Baker 17:20
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Ch. 2 Foreign Elements - Pt 1 Read by Barbara Baker 26:49
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Ch. 2 Foreign Elements - Pt 2 Read by Barbara Baker 21:23
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Ch. 3 Modern English Read by Barbara Baker 27:52
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Ch 4 Word-making in English - Pt 1 Read by Barbara Baker 25:03
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Ch 4 Word-making in English - Pt 2 Read by Barbara Baker 18:43
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Ch 5 Makers of English Words Read by Barbara Baker 24:38
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Ch 6 Language and History - the Earliest Period - Pt 1 Read by Barbara Baker 20:00
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Ch 6 Language and History - the Earliest Period - Pt 2 Read by Barbara Baker 18:39
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Ch 7 Language and History - the Dark and Middle Ages - Pt 1 Read by Barbara Baker 17:35
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Ch 7 Language and History - the Dark and Middle Ages - Pt 2 Read by Barbara Baker 34:21
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Ch 8 Language and History - the Modern Period - Pt 1 Read by Barbara Baker 23:47
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Ch 8 Language and History - the Modern Period - Pt 2 Read by Barbara Baker 15:43
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Ch 9 Language and Thought - Pt 1 Read by Barbara Baker 26:30
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Ch 9 Language and Thought - Pt 2 Read by Barbara Baker 27:29
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