Story of English in 100 Words

Name: Story of English in 100 Words
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ISBN: 9781250024206

ISBN-10: 125002420X

ISBN-13: 9781250024206

Edition: 2012

Authors: David Crystal

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AN ENTERTAINING AND EYE-OPENING TOUR OF THE HISTORY OF OUR LANGUAGE FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST RENOWNED EXPERTS ON ENGLISHIn this entertaining history of the world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on one hundred words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences, and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word - "roe' - was written down on the femur of a roe deer in the fifth century. Featuring ancient words ("loaf'), cutting edge terms that reflect our world ("twittersphere'), indispensable words that shape our tongue ("and,' "what'), and the more fanciful words ("fopdoodle'), David Crystal…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 3/26/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 4.75" wide x 7.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English