The Story of EnglishThe renowned and lavishly illustrated history of the evolution of the English language and the companion to PBS's acclaimed series--now completely revised and expanded. "Rarely has the English language been scanned so brightly and broadly in a single volume".--San Francisco Chronicle. Illustrations. |
Contents
An EnglishSpeaking World | 1 |
The Mother Tongue | 33 |
A Muse of Fire | 73 |
Copyright | |
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