English Language and Linguistics

English is the third most widespread native language In the world, after Standard Chinese and Spanish. It is the most widely learned second language and Is either the official language or one of the official languages in almost 60 sovereign states. There are more people who have learned t as a second language than there are native speakers. English is the most commonly spoken language in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia,Ireland and New Zealand, and it is widely spoken in some areas of the Caribbean, Africa and South Asia. As English has evolved from Latin, Greek, Roman, French and many other languages over centuries, and not made by a computer, there are many asymmetries, inconsistencies and paradoxes.The book English Language and Linguistics” uses standard terminology familiar from internationally widely used reference books in individual linguistic subdisciplines.The structure of the individual chapters,the style, or the layout is all friendly to the readers. The book presents a large number of such interesting incongruities about English language. The book presents a compelling reading on recreationa linguistics.