Hardcover • 2003 • English • 1. edition
The adventure of English: 500 AD to 2000 : the biography of a language
By Melvyn Bragg
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English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. It is democratic, ever-changing and ingenious in its assimilation of other cultures. English runs through the heart of world finance, medicine and the Internet and it is understood by around two thousand million people across the world. Yet it was very nearly wiped out in its early years. In this title Melvyn Bragg shows us the remarkable story of the English language: from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic diale...Show more
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ISBN
9780340829912
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Published year
2003
Language
English
Edition
1
Original title
The adventure of English
Format
Hardcover
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