The Story Of English
Robert Mccrum / Robert Macneil / William Cran
The Story of English is the extraordinary tale of the origins and development of the English language. Two thousand years ago English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe; today, in one form or another, it is spoken by a billion people around the world. More widely scattered, written and spoken than any other language in history, English...
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The Story of English is the extraordinary tale of the origins and development of the English language. Two thousand years ago English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe; today, in one form or another, it is spoken by a billion people around the world. More widely scattered, written and spoken than any other language in history, English has become a global phenomenon. Exploring its amazing success, from its beginnings to the end of the twentieth century, The Story of English - a prelude to Robert McCrum's GLOBISH - is an essential companion for student and general reader alike. A first-rate introduction to one of the most fascinating of subjects' New York Timesa wonderful source for those even half-interested in the language' - Glasgow Heraldmakes old-style language histories look rather like the Book of Common Prayer'a counterblast to the reactionary gurus of grammar' The Timesswift and fascinating' Chicago Tribune
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