Robert McCrum

The Story of English

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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; More widely scattered, written and spoken than any other language in history, English has become a global phenomenon.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Faber & Faber, London
• Main
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 205mm x 128mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 387g
• ISBN-13: 9780571275083
• ISBN-10: 0571275087
• Artikelnr.: 32567439

Autorenporträt

Robert McCrum

Inhaltsangabe

The Story of EnglishList of Maps
New Introduction to the Third Edition
Introduction: Speaking of English
1. An English-Speaking World
2. The Mother Tongue
3. A Muse of Fire
4. The Guid Scots Tongue
5. The Loaded Weapon
6. Black on White
7. Pioneers! O Pioneers!
8. The Echoes of an English Voice
9. The New Englishes
10. Next Year's Words
Notes and Sources
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index