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UNLOCKING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ReviewI would not say the connected essays in this volume 'unlock the English language'. But they do treat aspects of the English language that are worthy of treatment -- some more interestingly than others; on average, though, not all that interestingly. I have the deepest respect for Burchfield's lexicographic accomplishments. It is on account of that respect that I eagerly tore through his essays. The essays hint at what I imagine is a vast and deep knowledge, on the author's part, of the English language in its various guises across space and time. I'd love to learn more of what he knows -- I look forward, at the very least, to reading the prefatory materials in the OED. For all the author's obvious enthusiasm in his monumental task, though, the essays collected in UTEL are rather fusty, with only occasional flashes of eyebrow-raising insight. Overall, a bit of a yawner.UNLOCKING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE OverviewAt a time when many people fear that the English language is entering a period of serious decline, the author of this book takes a more optimistic view. He believes that it is imperative to see modern English as a rich and diverse linguistic system deposited on our shores some 1,500 years ago, and left with us unweakened, though substantially changed, by the social and political events of the intervening period. Part 1 of this book is based on the T.S. Eliot Memorial Lectures delivered at the University of Kent at Canterbury in November 1988, which cover a wide range of topics in English lexicography and grammar. Part 2 consists of eight essays written between 1973 and 1987 and now brought together for the first time.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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