The Story of English - Hardcover
Tells the anecdotal history of the English language from its obscure Anglo-Saxon origins to its present status as the world's most prominent, expressive, and fast-growing international language
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Highly enjoyable...A first-rate introduction to one of the most fascinating of subjects. ("The New York Times") Rarely has the English language been scanned so brightly and broadly in a single volume. ("San Francisco Chronicle")
"Highly enjoyable...A first-rate introduction to one of the most fascinating of subjects." --The New York Times
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"Highly enjoyable...A first-rate introduction to one of the most fascinating of subjects." --The New York Times
"Rarely has the English language been scanned so brightly and broadly in a single volume." --The San Francisco Chronicle
The Story of English, by Robert McCrum - the author of Globish - comes an acclaimed history of the English Language.
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- PublisherViking
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0670804673
- ISBN 13 9780670804672
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages384
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