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The Story of English : Third Revised Edition by Robert Macneil, Robert McCrum and William Cran (2002, UK-B Format Paperback, Revised edition)

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Language: English. Number of Pages: 496. Weight: 0.8 lbs. Publication Date: 2002-12-31. Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group.

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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.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0142002313
ISBN-13
9780142002315
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2295640

Product Key Features

Author
Robert MacNeil, William Cran, Robert Mccrum
Publication Name
Story of English : Third Revised Edition
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
496 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
13.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Pe1075.M58 2003
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Grade to
Up
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Edition Number
3
Reviews
"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, 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) 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 "Rarely has the English language been scanned so brightly and broadly in a single volume." -- The San Francisco Chronicle
Table of Content
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
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Topic
Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Linguistics / Historical & Comparative, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Lccn
2002-029818
Dewey Decimal
420/.9
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science

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by rwsandoval4kj2Jun 12, 2011
This book should be required reading!
I had the original Hard cover. It was misplaced. The book has so much information on the English language. I am convinced that the English language is the most powerful language ever concieved by man. 500,000 words in the Oxford English dictionary. The next closest is German, 200,000 words, French has 100,000 words. All of the rest of the languages on our planet have significantly less. I believe the splitting of words into many fine, delicate concepts helps the mind to conceive, create, modify/enhance all of the technology, medical, sociological, etc, evolutions that are currently taking place,and will continue to take place in our future. This book should be required reading!
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by NPBJ77QWSIq@Del...Sep 09, 2008
a great resource book of English
The book is a great place to start knowing the development of English, how it has gained the status today as a world language. A real page turner.

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