Displaying 1 of 1 2004 Format: Book Author: Bragg, Melvyn, 1939- Title: The adventure of English : the biography of a language / Melvyn Bragg. Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Arcade Pub. : Distributed by Time Warner Book Group, 2004. Description: xii, 322 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm Summary: A history of the English language traces its evolution from a Germanic dialect around 500 A.D. to its modern form, noting the influence of such groups and individuals as early Anglo-Saxon tribes, Alfred the Great, and William Shakespeare. Subjects: English language -- History. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-312) and index. A Book-of-the-Month, and History Book Club selection. Contents: The common tongue -- The great escape -- Conquest -- Holding on -- The speech of kings -- Chaucer -- God's english -- English and the language of the state -- William Tyndale's bible -- A renaissance of words -- Preparing the ground -- Shakespeare's english -- "My America" -- Wild west words -- Sold down the river -- Mastering the language -- The proper way to talk -- Steam, streets and slang -- Indian takeover -- The West Indies -- Advance Australia -- Warts and all -- All over the world -- And now ...? Web Site: Table of contents LCCN: 2003019583 ISBN: 9781559707107 9781559707848 1559707844 9781611450071 1611450071 1559707100 Other Number: 53013029 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 135762 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 420.9 Bragg Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
