The Story of English

Informationen zum Autor Robert McCrum Klappentext 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. The Story of English , by Robert McCrum - the author of Globish - comes an acclaimed history of the English Language. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: William Cran, Robert Macneil, Robert McCrum, McCrum Robert
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.05.2011
• EAN: 9780571275083
• ISBN: 978-0-571-27508-3
• No. of pages: 496
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Literature: history & criticism, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Culture; Language, Historical and comparative linguistics