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THE STORIES OF ENGLISH
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By: |
David Crystal |
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ISBN 10: |
0141015934 |
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9780141015934 |
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Publisher: |
PENGUIN BOOKS LTD |
Pub. date: |
5 May, 2005 |
Pages: |
592 |
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. |
Synopsis: |
When and why did 'thou' disappear from Standard English? Would a Victorian Cockney have said 'observation' or 'hobservation'? Was Jane Austen making a mistake when she wrote 'Jenny and James are walked to Charmonth this afternoon'?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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UK |
Imprint: |
Penguin Books Ltd |
Prizes: |
Short-listed for British Academy Book Prize 2005 |
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