Now revised, The Story of English is the first book to tell the whole story of the English language. Originally paired with a major PBS miniseries, this book 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 wit...
Now revised, The Story of English is the first book to tell the whole story of the English language. Originally paired with a major PBS miniseries, this book 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.
2 有用 圓子醬 2014-12-29
brief history of English language
0 有用 田八二十一 2013-04-28
没什么印象了,看看同名纪录片就可以了吧。
0 有用 Bizarre NaN 2018-02-11
An encyclopedia of the evolution of English! Aborigines, invaders, pioneers, languages (Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Celtics, Danish, German, Dutch, French, Welsh, Irish... ...)wars, religions, immigrants,... An encyclopedia of the evolution of English! Aborigines, invaders, pioneers, languages (Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Celtics, Danish, German, Dutch, French, Welsh, Irish... ...)wars, religions, immigrants, culture, literature, art, royalism, capitalism, printing press, nationalism, slave trade, industrial revolutions, new technology... ... you name it! (展开)
0 有用 可爱baby 2010-04-13
very good!
0 有用 Bizarre NaN 2018-02-11
An encyclopedia of the evolution of English! Aborigines, invaders, pioneers, languages (Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Celtics, Danish, German, Dutch, French, Welsh, Irish... ...)wars, religions, immigrants,... An encyclopedia of the evolution of English! Aborigines, invaders, pioneers, languages (Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Celtics, Danish, German, Dutch, French, Welsh, Irish... ...)wars, religions, immigrants, culture, literature, art, royalism, capitalism, printing press, nationalism, slave trade, industrial revolutions, new technology... ... you name it! (展开)
2 有用 圓子醬 2014-12-29
brief history of English language
0 有用 田八二十一 2013-04-28
没什么印象了,看看同名纪录片就可以了吧。
0 有用 可爱baby 2010-04-13
very good!