English Language for Beginners

Possibly one of the best Beginners books I have read, Lowe and Graham give accurate and detailed information on the theories of how the English Language developed stemming from the ancestral roots of pre-literate societies to Greek, Latin, Old English to the modern vernacular. Also discussed is child aquisition of language, linguistics, as well as how the body creates noises and how we hear them as words. Simply written, the authors theron look into language and society and how it affects the minds of the people, in particular race and sex. Many of the words used are masculine forms or derived from patriarchal societies in which they appearingly repress women. Thus man is the higher sex according to modern day English. Whether or not the English language has repressed blacks and other minorities may be subjective to ones beliefs, experiences and knowledge of the language. Lowe and Graham do investigate whether the language does indeed repress minorities, leaving, for the most part, for the reader to decide if this is true or not. Well written, simple to read and loads of information for those curious to know more about the language they speak, with a solid bibliography for one to expand their readings. Highly reccomended!