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The Story of English
The Story of English
Author: Robert McCrum, William Cran, Robert MacNeil
Companion the the PBS TV series, The Story of English. 380 pages detailing the development, spread and history of the English language. Many wonderful pictures, very well written book about the English language.
ISBN-13: 9780563202479
ISBN-10: 0563202475
Publication Date: 9/18/1986
Pages: 384
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Publisher: BBC Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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 rideagoodhorse avatar reviewed The Story of English on + 14 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
An interesting overview of the history of the English language. This book is a companion to a PBS TV series. It was also fascinating to compare these authors' approach to the history of English compared to the view presented in David Crystal's books on the subject of the English language, which I studied in college.
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History book. Excellent
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 buzzby avatar reviewed The Story of English on + 6062 more book reviews
I read some of it - it was written in 1986, doesn't appear to have much updating beyond the introduction - egad - I remember 25 years ago whan Robert MacNeil took time off to write this. Some interesting parts about how the BBC worked (or didn't) to standardize the English of their broadcasts.



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