Download or read book Origins of the English Language written by Joseph M. Williams and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1975 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Simon & Schuster, Origins of the English Language is Joseph M. Williams' exploration of social and linguistic history. In this book, author Joseph Williams presents a unique social and linguistic history as he explains the ways in which culture, education, class, and race affect language use and what changes in grammar reveal about the changes in our social lives.