The stories of English
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I recommend three really good books: [1] The Stories of English by David Crystal http://www.amazon.com/Stories-English-David-Crystal/dp/15856... [2] The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson http://www.amazon.com/Mother-Tongue-Bill-Bryson/dp/B001W6RRF... [3] The Story of…
on “Why Chinese Is So Damned Hard” ↗…Danziger explains this well in slightly more detail, with some references, for anyone that would like to learn more. The other reference I have on the shelf that I will check for this is David Crystal's "The Stories of English". Any other good references out there?
on “Why Navajo is one of the most difficult languages (2023)” ↗