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The Story of English in 100 Words

Paperback • 2012 • English

The Story of English in 100 Words

By David Crystal

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About the book

In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, the foremost expert on linguistics David Crystal draws on the 100 words that best illustrate the huge variety of developments and events that have shaped our vernacular since the first definitively English word was written down in the fifth century.

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9781846684289

Publisher

Profile Books

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

The Story of English in 100 Words

Format

Paperback

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