Workbook to Accompany a Biography of the English Language

by Celia M. Millward

A full-length workbook intended for developmental as well as first-year students. Can be used with the Wadsworth text(s) or on its own.

Genres: Nonfiction

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 2, 1996

Reviews

[Lynnae]

This was my favorite book for one of my favorite college classes. An excellent exploration of the history of English as a language. As is the case with most things, understanding how and where English came from dramatically increases the understanding of how to use it now. Rules that I thought were arbitrary are, in fact, based on surprisingly sensible reasons.

This is not a grammar book. It is--as it is so aptly titled--a biography, a story of how the English we speak today came into being. I highly recommend it.