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Title:
The Stories of English
Number of Pages:
584
Number of Chapters:
20
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:36:34
Synopsis:
The English language is now accepted as the lingua franca of the modern age. But how did it evolve? How did a language spoken originally by a few thousand Anglo-Saxons become one used by over a quarter of the human race?
The Stories of English is a groundbreaking and entertaining history of the language by David Crystal, the world-renowned writer and commentator on” English. Crystal turns the history of English on its head and provides a startlingly original view of where the richness, creativity, and diversity of the language truly lies—in the accents and dialects of nonstandard English users all over the world. Whatever their regional, social, or ethnic background, each group has a story worth telling, whether it is in Scotland or Canada, South Africa or the United States.
Interwoven within this central chronological story are accounts of uses of dialect around the world and examples taken from current popular culture as well as literary classics.
The Stories of English is a groundbreaking and entertaining history of the language by David Crystal, the world-renowned writer and commentator on” English. Crystal turns the history of English on its head and provides a startlingly original view of where the richness, creativity, and diversity of the language truly lies—in the accents and dialects of nonstandard English users all over the world. Whatever their regional, social, or ethnic background, each group has a story worth telling, whether it is in Scotland or Canada, South Africa or the United States.
Interwoven within this central chronological story are accounts of uses of dialect around the world and examples taken from current popular culture as well as literary classics.
Author:
Crystal, David
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Publisher:
The Overlook Press
Barcode:
9781585677191
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$7.81
Automatic Estimated Date:
2025-03-17
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:36:34
