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The Story of English

Paperback • 1986 • English • 1. edition

The Story of English

By Robert McCrum, William Cran, Robert MacNeil

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About the book

This text examines the origins and development of the English language. Today, in one form or another, English is spoken by a billion people, of whom 350 million use it as their mother tongue. This book is based on the BBC TV series of the same name.

Book details

ISBN

9780563202479

Publisher

Faber & Faber

Published year

1986

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The Story of English

Format

Paperback

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