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Wyld, Henry Cecil Kennedy

 
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Sinopsis

The Growth of English offers a clear, student‑friendly tour of how English has formed and changed over centuries. It looks at the major stages of the language’s history and explains why spelling, pronunciation, and word use have evolved the way they have. With approachable explanations and concrete examples, this edition helps readers see the thread from early English to the language we use today.


Focusing on well‑documented milestones and the voices of the past, the book connects linguistic shifts to historical events, social change, and contact with other languages. It also covers topics like rhyme, dialect differences, and the role of spelling in shaping our sense of English. The result is a practical introduction that builds a foundation for further study in language, literature, and history.



  • Discover the three main periods of English: Old, Middle, and Modern, with clear timelines

  • Learn how sounds, spelling, and meaning have shifted over time

  • Explore how historical events and contact with other languages influenced English

  • See examples and explanations that connect language change to everyday use


Ideal for students, teachers, and readers curious about where English comes from and why it reads the way it does.

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Excerpt from The Growth of English: An Elementary Account of the Present Form of Our Language, and Its Development

This book is Obviously a book for beginners. It may serve for Secondary Schools, should some of these institutions find it convenient to include such a study of the native language as is here proposed in their curriculum; but the work is primarily intended for Training Colleges. Those who are preparing intending teachers for their profession will find that a very large part, at least, Of the Board of Education Regulations for the 'study Of the English Language is here covered.

My experience leads me to believe that it is hardly possible to state things too simply or too plainly in a work designed for beginners, and I think that the following short account of the elements Of phonetics, and of English pronunciation in particular, will be found an intelligible and useful starting-point for those who approach these subjects for the first time.

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