Stories of English
by David Crystal
Title:
Stories of English
Author:
David Crystal
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
592 pages
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13:
9780141015934
EAN:
9780141015934
Publication Date:
05/05/2005
Classifications:
Linguistics
Weight (g):
526
Dimensions (mm):
196 x 129 x 27
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£14.02
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Description
This superbly well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - history of the English language answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of English (Standard English, dialect and slang among them) developed to create the richly-varied language of today.
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