三百多年前,德国著名哲学家莱布尼兹(Leibnitz)在其《人类理解新论》(New Essays Concerning Human Understanding)中曾写下这样一句话:“我确信语言是人类心智的最佳折射。”千百年来,对于语言的本质,语言与思维、自然、社会的关系,以及语言的历史研究都曾吸引了诸多学者孜孜不倦的探求。张勇先教授的《英语发展史》就是这一领域的又一力作。该书以历 More than 300 years ago, the famous German philosopher Leibnitz wrote in his “New Essays Concerning Human Understanding”: “I am convinced that language is the greatest part of human mind. Good refraction. ”For thousands of years, many scholars have been diligently searching for the essence of language, language and thinking, nature and social relations, as well as the historical study of language. Professor Zhang Yongxian’s “History of English Development” is another masterpiece in this field. The book calendar