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The Story of English
Third Revised Edition
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Artikel-Nr:
9780142002315
Veröffentl:
2002
Erscheinungsdatum:
31.12.2002
Seiten:
496
Autor:
Robert Mccrum
Gewicht:
363 g
Format:
201x136x27 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Robert McCrum, Robert MacNeil, and William Cran
Now revised, The Story of English is the first book to tell the whole story of the English language. Originally paired with a major PBS miniseries, this book 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.
The Story of EnglishList of MapsNew Introduction to the Third EditionIntroduction: Speaking of English1. An English-Speaking World2. The Mother Tongue3. A Muse of Fire4. The Guid Scots Tongue5. The Loaded Weapon6. Black on White7. Pioneers! O Pioneers!8. The Echoes of an English Voice9. The New Englishes10. Next Year's WordsNotes and SourcesSelect BibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex