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The book demystifies some of the peculiarities of theEnglish language that the students may have wonderedabout in the course of learning English. These peculiaritiesinclude: why the 〈o〉in women is pronounced like〈i〉inbit; why the〈b〉in debt is silent; why the past tense of go iswent; and why we can sayhe is an utter foolbut we cannotsay *the fool is utter. The knowledge of the reasons behindthese peculiarities enables the student to better appreciate thelanguage which has become the lingua franca of the world.
1. A Sketch of the History of English
2. The Sound System of English
3. English Words and Word Formation Processes
4. English Nouns and Pronouns
5. English Verbs and Auxiliaries
6. English Adjectives and Adverbs
7. English Writing System
Dictionaries of the English Language
