Global Wording, Charles Hodgson
Global Wording, Charles Hodgson
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Global Wording
The Fascinating Story of the Evolution of English

Author: Charles Hodgson

Narrator: Charles Hodgson

Unabridged: 1 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/27/2008

Synopsis

In the same engaging style and humor that has attracted 4.5
million downloads of the Podictionary podcast, Global Wording traces the development of our language using easily recognizable
milestones such as Beowulf, William the Conqueror, Chaucer and
Shakespeare. Rather than relying on scores of dates and boring facts, Hodgson instead punctuates his story with anecdotes about why these characters were so memorable, as well as interesting details on how we know what we know and the conditions of life over the years as they affected the growth of our language.

About Charles Hodgson

CHARLES HODGSON is the author of Carnal Knowledge—A Navel Gazer’s Dictionary of Anatomy, Etymology, and Trivia published by St. Martin’s Press. He also writes, hosts and produces Podictionary—the podcast for word lovers. Charles is an Electrical Engineer by training, an entrepreneur and marketer by experience, and a word lover by habit. Since 2002 he has indulged his love for words and their fascinating histories by dedicating all his working time to this passion. As a result his podcast Podictionary has accumulated hundreds of entertaining episodes that have attracted approximately 4.5 million downloads from faithful listeners. Writing for Podictionary, he has amassed more than 160,000 words of text in addition to the 70,000 written for Carnal Knowledge.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shhhhh on February 20, 2018

Fascinating stuff. I found it interesting from both a sociological and data science perspective. I've long viewed linguistics as the product of both systems thinking and root cause analysis applied to the 'soft' subject of verbal and written communication and this treatment of english definitely sol......more

Goodreads review by Art on December 28, 2015

This was great! A quick and informative outline of the way our language has grown and changed over the centuries. Told in a light and airy style that nevertheless was packed with information. I recommend this one to anyone who loves words. First Read 21 August 2009......more

Goodreads review by Mignon on August 02, 2008

The best overview I've seen or heard of why languages change over time......more

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