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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Michael O''Mara Books
Publication date
September 28, 2016
Pages
192
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781782435143
ISBN-10
178243514X
Dimensions
12 by 5 by 8 in.
Original list price
$12.95
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Illustrating the compelling history of how the relatively obscure dialects spoken by tribes from what are now Denmark, the Low Countries, and northern Germany became the most widely spoken language in the world, this book also explores how that language evolved during the last two millennia. Chronologically ordered and divided into six sections covering pre-Roman and Latin influences, the ascent of Old English, and the succession of Middle English, Early Modern, and then Late Modern English to today's global language, this book also explores the history of the printing press, the works of Chaucer, the evolution of The American Dictionary of the English Language—commonly known as Webster's—and the magisterial Oxford English Dictionary, to the use of slang in today's speech and electronic messaging.
Editions
Hardcover
from Michael O''Mara Books (April 1, 2013)
9781843178835 | details & prices | 192 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.66 lbs | List price $16.95
About: The Story of English illustrates the compelling history of how the relatively obscure dialects spoken by tribes from what are now Denmark, the Low Countries and northern Germany, became the most widely spoken language in the world, and of how that language evolved during the last two millennia.
About: The Story of English illustrates the compelling history of how the relatively obscure dialects spoken by tribes from what are now Denmark, the Low Countries and northern Germany, became the most widely spoken language in the world, and of how that language evolved during the last two millennia.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Michael O''Mara Books (September 28, 2016)
9781782435143 | details & prices | 192 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 12.00 in. | List price $12.95
About: Illustrating the compelling history of how the relatively obscure dialects spoken by tribes from what are now Denmark, the Low Countries, and northern Germany became the most widely spoken language in the world, this book also explores how that language evolved during the last two millennia.
About: Illustrating the compelling history of how the relatively obscure dialects spoken by tribes from what are now Denmark, the Low Countries, and northern Germany became the most widely spoken language in the world, this book also explores how that language evolved during the last two millennia.
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