The Story Of English
ISBN:
9780563202479 (0563202475)
Publish date: September 18th 1986
Publisher: BBC Books (London)
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
History,
Reference,
Humanities,
Language,
Words,
Literature,
Culture,
Education,
Anthropology
This was the text for one of my very favorite college courses of all time - The History of the English Language. It combined everything I love - words, history, literature. I can't recommend this and the 9 part BBC companion series enough. It is one of the only documentary series I can think of t...
This was an interesting read, full of fun facts about my native tongue, and an easy-to-read style. It managed to touch on plenty of things regarding a topic that is, admittedly, a massive one; but sometimes left me wanting more.The structure was open and intuitive, but prone to repetition, or perhap...