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THE STORY OF ENGLISH

THE STORY OF ENGLISH

ROBERT MCCRUM / ROBERT MACNEIL / WILLIAM CRAN

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Publisher:
FABER & FABER
Year of publication:
2011
ISBN:
978-0-571-27508-3
Pages:
496
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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 Times‘a wonderful source for those even half-interested in the language’ - Glasgow Herald‘makes old-style language histories look rather like the Book of Common Prayer’‘a counterblast to the reactionary gurus of grammar’ The Times‘swift and fascinating’ Chicago Tribune

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