Description: Story of English : How an Obscure Dialect Became the World's Most-Spoken Language, Paperback by Piercy, Joseph, ISBN 178243514X, ISBN-13 9781782435143, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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.
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Book Title: Story of English : How an Obscure Dialect Became the World's Most
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Publication Name: Story of English : How an Obscure Dialect Became the World's Most-Spoken Language
Language: English
Publisher: O'mara Books, The Limited, Michael
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: General, Linguistics / Historical & Comparative, Linguistics / General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 5.9 Oz
Item Length: 7.8 in
Subject Area: Language Arts & Disciplines, History
Author: Joseph Piercy
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
