The English Language Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow

Harvard FAS

How does the English language shape our world, and how does the world shape English?How does the English language shape our world? And how does the world shape English? Our “world” includes our most intimate thoughts and feelings, but it also can expand into an ever-widening social network; either way, whether personal or global, the English language has a profound and reciprocal relation with its speakers. This is not a traditional grammar course, warning against dangling…