The Adventure of English

The Biography of a Language

Cover Art for 9781559707107, The Adventure of English by Melvyn Bragg
ISBN: 9781559707107
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Published: 12 October, 2004
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Links Australian Libraries (Trove)
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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.

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