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The Stories of English
David Crystal
The Stories of English
David Crystal
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.
592 pages, Illustrations, maps
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 5, 2005 |
ISBN13 | 9780141015934 |
Publishers | Penguin Books Ltd |
Pages | 592 |
Dimensions | 129 × 196 × 27 mm · 406 g |
Language | English |
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