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Teacher Drout addresses the foundation of language and its connection to specific helpings of the brain. The the different parts of language are discussed in easy-to-understand terms and the development of the dialect from Germanic to Old, Middle, and Modern English is fully illustrated - including such ground-breaking dialect upheavals as those brought about by the Norman Conquest and the Great Vowel Shift.One of the most interesting aspects of the English dialect lies in its variants, including the "soda" vs. "pop" controversy and the area of African-American English in modern culture. These and other dialectual curiosities are viewed at length and placed in the framework of today's world. Finally, Teacher Drout examines the future, not only of the English language, but of all world's languages.
