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An edition of The story of English (1986)

The story of English

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"Written for general readers, The Story of English presents a stimulating and comprehensive record of spoken and written English - from its Anglo-Saxon origins some two thousand years ago to the present day, when English is the dominant language of commerce and culture with more than one billion English speakers around the world.

From Cockney, Scouse, and Scots to Gulla, Singlish, Franglais, and the latest African American slang, this sweeping history of the English language is the essential introduction for anyone who wants to know more about our common tongue."--BOOK JACKET.

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Penguin Books, Penguin (Non-Classics)
Language
English
Pages
394

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Subjects

English language, History, Engels, Histoire, Anglais (Langue), Geschichte, Literatur, Englisch, English language, history, Dickens, charles, 1812-1870, Language arts & disciplines, Germanic languages - english language, Historical linguistics, Criticism and interpretation

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2003, Penguin Books
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1993, Penguin Books, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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1992, Faber and Faber, BBC Books, Faber Faber Inc
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1987, Penguin Books
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1987, Faber
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-370) and index.
"A Penguin orginal"--Label on cover.

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Dewey Decimal Class
420/.9
Library of Congress
PE1075 .M58 1993, PE 1075 M58 1993

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Pagination
xx, 394 p. :
Number of pages
394

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OL1717616M
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0140772529, 0140154051
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92020181, gb93021066
OCLC/WorldCat
28063837
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23774
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5576778
1714229

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