The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language

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UPC:
9781559707107
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
10/12/2004
Author:
Melvyn Bragg
Language:
english
Edition:
American First Edition
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A history of the English language traces its evolution from a gutteral Germanic dialect around 500 A.D. to its modern global form, noting the influence of such groups and individuals as the early Anglo-Saxon tribes, Alfred the Great, and William Shakespeare. 75,000 first printing.