The Adventure of English
English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. Yet, it was very nearly wiped out in its early years. This book shows us the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established...
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English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. Yet, it was very nearly wiped out in its early years. This book shows us the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781840328561 (1840328568)
Publish date: October 13th 2003
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Minutes: 336
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Academic,
Reference,
Humanities,
Language,
Words,
Literature,
Education,
Sociology
This book is not just for lovers of words (of which I am not), but it has a great history of the English speaking peoples interwoven with it, and that will be enough to keep non-word lovers like me completely interested.
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