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McCrum, Robert
ISBN: 9780142002315
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books
Edition: 0003 Revised
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Written for general readers, The Story of English presents a stimulating and comprehensive record of spoken and written English - from its Anglo-Saxon origins some two thousand years ago to the present day, when English is the dominant language of commerce and culture with more than one billion English speakers around the world…
Written for general readers, The Story of English presents a stimulating and comprehensive record of spoken and written English - from its Anglo-Saxon origins some two thousand years ago to the present day, when English is the dominant language of commerce and culture with more than one billion English speakers around the world. From Cockney, Scouse, and Scots to Gulla, Singlish, Franglais, and the latest African American slang, this sweeping history of the English language is the essential introduction for anyone who wants to know more about our common tongue.
| ISBN | 0142002313 | | DEWEY | 420.9 | | ISBN13 | 9780142002315
(What's this?) | | Pages | 468 | | Publisher | Penguin Books | | Volumes | 1 | | Imprint | PENGUIN GROUP | | Weight (grammes) | 363 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 201 | | Publication date | 01 Dec 2002 | | Width (mm) | 136 | | Library of Congress | 2002029818 | |
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| | | List of Maps | | | | | | New Introduction to the Third Edition | | | | | | Introduction: Speaking of English | | 1 | | 1 | | An English-Speaking World | | 9 | | 2 | | The Mother Tongue | | 46 | | 3 | | A Muse of Fire | | 90 | | 4 | | The Guid Scots Tongue | | 130 | | 5 | | The Loaded Weapon | | 170 | | 6 | | Black on White | | 209 | | 7 | | Pioneers! O Pioneers! | | 251 | | 8 | | The Echoes of an English Voice | | 293 | | 9 | | The New Englishes | | 337 | | 10 | | Next Year's Words | | 375 | | | | Notes and Sources | | 395 | | | | Select Bibliography | | 437 | | | | Acknowledgements | | 439 | | | | Index | | 441 |
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