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Chapter 3 was about forces of destruction - Grimm's law, breakdown of cases, evolution of negation, etc. Chapter 4 discussed at length the extent to which the usage of words has gone from their concrete meanings to abstract generalizations. Chapter 5 threw light on how creative forces go hand in hand with erosion to continuously make words shorter -> join short words together -> simplify pronunciation -> repeat

So far, this book has been a captivating introduction to linguistics in the form of story telling.

The first chapter discusses the basic structural components of a language and succinctly showcases variation in the subject-verb-object construction.

The second chapter briefly depicts evolution in English - breakdown of complex cases, changes in spelling, and flipping of meaning, directionality and pronunciation.