How Long to Read The Making of English

How Long Does it Take to Read The Making of English?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read The Making of English by Henry Bradley

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Dr. Henry Bradley has aimed in this work at providing for "educated readers, unversed in philology," a popular and readable account of "the causes that have produced the excellences and defects of modern English as an instrument of expression.'' He has succeeded, we think, in this aim, -much better, it must be said, than anyone would have anticipated who is acquainted with that singularly dry and unattractive school book known as "Kellner and Bradley's series." Dr. Bradley is perfectly acquainted with his subject, but resists the temptation, inevitable to the specialist, of giving too much and forgetting that the reader is not, and does not mean to be, a specialist. The style is simple and agreeable. The accounts of the rise of it is good, but why do historical grammarians nearly always overlook so notable a temporary substitute for it as thereof. We regret, too, that Dr. Bradley, like some other grammatical authorities, pronounces a sort of death sentence on the subjunctive mood with tearless eyes. We don't think the case is so bad or so unimportant. Bishop Warburton's not very refined joke about "orthodoxy" and "heterodoxy" is quoted in a way which almost suggests that Dr. Bradley, like some others we have heard repeat the jest, does not fully apprehend its meaning. But that is impossible. An interesting section is that on " Back-formation." This has nothing to do with evolutionary anatomy, as one might think; it regards the curious process by which a (supposed) root is formed from a (supposed) derivative of that root. Thus "grovel" has been formed from "groveling," which was not a present participle, but an adverb, afterwards mistaken for a present participle. So have the verbs "siddle" and "darkle" been formed out of the old adverbs "sideling" and "darkling." So too (as many think) the verb ''beg" has been formed from "beggar" which is not a formation analogous to "singer" "tailor," but represents the French substantive "begard," a name applied to a kind of religious fanatic. For ordinary school-work the book would be too light and discursive, but teachers will find it very useful for their own use in matriculation or middle-grade teaching. --The New Ireland Review, Vol. 22

How long is The Making of English?

The Making of English by Henry Bradley is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Making of English Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read The Making of English aloud.

What Reading Level is The Making of English?

The Making of English is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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