The Story of English
McCrum, Robert, Cran, William, MacNeil, Robert Publisher: Faber and Faber
Year Published: 1992
Pages: 468pp Price: $16.99 ISBN: 0-571-16443-9
Resource Type: Book
Abstract:
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Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction: Speaking of English
1. An English-Speaking World
2. The Mother Tongue
3. A Muse of Fire
4. The Guid Scots Tongue
5. The Loaded Weapon
6. Black on White
7. Pioneers! O Pioneers!
8. The Echoes of an English Voice
9. The New Englishes
10. Next Year's Words
Notes and Sources
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
Topics
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