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The Story of English by Robert McCrum, Robert Macneil and William Cran

The Story of English

Third Revised Edition

By Robert McCrum, Robert Macneil and William Cran

By Robert McCrum, Robert Macneil and William Cran

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Category: Reference

Paperback $22.00

Dec 31, 2002 | ISBN 9780142002315

The Story of English by Robert McCrum, Robert Macneil and William Cran
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Dec 31, 2002 | ISBN 9780142002315

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About The Story of English

Now revised, The Story of English is the first book to tell the whole story of the English language. Originally paired with a major PBS miniseries, this book presents a stimulating and comprehensive record of spoken and written English—from its Anglo-Saxon origins some two thousand years ago to the present day, when English is the dominant language of commerce and culture with more than one billion English speakers around the world. From Cockney, Scouse, and Scots to Gulla, Singlish, Franglais, and the latest African American slang, this sweeping history of the English language is the essential introduction for anyone who wants to know more about our common tongue.

About Robert McCrum

Robert McCrum is the author of six novels and co-author of the non-fiction bestseller, The Story of English. Now Literary… More about Robert McCrum

About Robert Macneil

Robert MacNeil was, until his retirement in October 1995, the coanchor of PBS’s The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. His books include four… More about Robert Macneil

Product Details

Category: Reference

Paperback | $22.00
Published by Penguin Books
Dec 31, 2002 | 496 Pages | 5-5/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780142002315

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Praise

“Highly enjoyable…A first-rate introduction to one of the most fascinating of subjects.” —The New York Times

“Rarely has the English language been scanned so brightly and broadly in a single volume.” —The San Francisco Chronicle

Table Of Contents

The Story of EnglishList of Maps
New Introduction to the Third Edition
Introduction: Speaking of English
1. An English-Speaking World
2. The Mother Tongue
3. A Muse of Fire
4. The Guid Scots Tongue
5. The Loaded Weapon
6. Black on White
7. Pioneers! O Pioneers!
8. The Echoes of an English Voice
9. The New Englishes
10. Next Year’s Words
Notes and Sources
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

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