Displaying 1 of 1 2004 Formato: Book Autor: Bragg, Melvyn, 1939- Título: The adventure of English : the biography of a language / Melvyn Bragg. Edición: 1st U.S. ed. Editorial, Fecha: New York : Arcade Pub. : Distributed by Time Warner Book Group, 2004. Descripción: xii, 322 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm Resumen: 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. Temas: English language -- History. Notas: Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-312) and index. A Book-of-the-Month, and History Book Club selection. Contenido: 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 ...? Sitio web: Table of contents LCCN: 2003019583 ISBN: 9781559707107 9781559707848 1559707844 9781611450071 1611450071 1559707100 Otro número: 53013029 Disponibilidad en sistema: 1 Reservas vigentes: 0 N.º de artículos locales: 1 Número de control: 135762 N.º de artículos locales en: 1 N.º de artículos del sistema en: 1 Número de clasificación: 420.9 Bragg Hacer solicitud Agregar a Mi lista Expand All | Collapse All Disponibilidad Buscar en el mapa Sugerencias y más Displaying 1 of 1
