The Book Is On The Table

At The End Of The Noughties IAttended AGraduation Ceremony In The Great Hall At The University Of LeedsThere, IWas Awarded With AMaster Of Arts Degree In Linguistics And English Language TeachingJust Ten Years Before IHad Only Basic Skills In English And Was Stuck Working In AStreet Stall In South America, Earning £ Per MonthThis Narrative Tells About The Adventurous Journey Learning English And How English Empowered Me To Escape From ASocial Background Of MediocrityAlong This Journey ILearned About Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, English Learning as AForeign Second Language, And Have Discovered Some Sort Of Supernatural Power That English Bestowed Upon MeIInvite The Readers To Retrace The Steps Of Such Discovery And To Observe The Intrinsic Connection Between Language And RealityAlong The Way, The Reader Will Be Introduced To ACar Tradesman From Yorkshire, APromising Conservative Student, APious And Steadfast Mother, ASickening Drag Queen Who Impersonates Madonna, The Fierce Rioters Of Stonewall, An Industrious And Cunning Linguistics Teacher, ADevout Christian Who Believes That Aliens Control This World, And AFamous American Linguist Who Changed Some Prejudicial Views On Black English VernacularThe Readers Should Feel Free To Learn AFew Linguistic Technical Terms, Some Car Trade Jargon, ABunch Of Dialectical Words, And AMouthful Of Taboo LanguageAnd If The Reader Incidentally Learns To Conjure Some Magic Spell Using English, As AHappy By Product, Well..Good For You.
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