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Zusatztext The Story of Be does a brilliant job: it offers a language enthusiast an entertaining overview of the history of be along with social changes affecting its use, dialect features, and much more. Informationen zum Autor David Crystal is known throughout the world as a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster on language. He has published extensively on the history and development of English, including The Stories of English (2004), Evolving English (2010), Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language (2010), The Story of English in 100 Words (2011), Spell It Out: The Singular Story of English Spelling (2012), Wordsmiths and Warriors: The English-Language Tourist's Guide to Britain (with Hilary Crystal, 2013), and The Oxford Dictionary of Original Shakespearean Pronunciation (2016). Klappentext It's the most simple, unassuming, innocent-looking verb: 'to be'. Yet it is jam-packed with more different meanings, forms, and uses than any other English word. As he reveals be's multiple incarnations, David Crystal takes us to the heart of our flexible and changing language, with the help of wonderfully entertaining examples and cartoons. Zusammenfassung It's the most simple, unassuming, innocent-looking verb: 'to be'. Yet it is jam-packed with more different meanings, forms, and uses than any other English word. As he reveals be's multiple incarnations, David Crystal takes us to the heart of our flexible and changing language, with the help of wonderfully entertaining examples and cartoons. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue: In the beginning 1: To be or not to be 2: Time being 3: Being, as was 4: Have you been? 5: I am to resign 6: Has the doctor been? 7: How are you? 8: I've been with someone 9: Two and two is four 10: I might be being obsessive, but... 11: My kids are all grown up 12: Wannabes and has-beens 13: That is to say 14: You're cheeky, you are 15: Been and done it 16: Business is business 17: So be it 18: I live in Wales, innit? 19: So I was, like, wow 20: Woe is me 21: All shall be well 22: How old are you? 23: Is you is or is you ain't? 24: Oh no he isn't 25: Lane closed ahead 26: It's just a book, after all Appendix: Old English pronunciations ...
