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The Stories Of English

by David Crystal
language: english
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD, May of 2005 ‧
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When and why did 'thou' disappear from Standard English? Would a Victorian Cockney have said 'observation' or 'hobservation'? Was Jane Austen making a mistake when she wrote 'Jenny and James are walked to Charmonth this afternoon'? This superbly well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - history of the English language answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of English (Standard English, dialect and slang among them) developed to create the richly-varied language of today.

‘An exhilarating read … Crystal is a sort of latter-day Johnson’
The Times Higher Education Supplement

‘The Stories of English reads like an adventure story. Which of course, it is’
Roger McGough

‘A spirited celebration … Crystal gives the story of English a new plot’
Guardian

‘Rejoices in dialects, argots and cants … enlightening - in a word, excellent’
Sunday Times

The Stories Of English

by David Crystal

Property Description
ISBN: 9780141015934
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Release Date: May of 2005
Language: English
Dimensions: 127 x 196 x 26 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 592
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > Linguistics and Philology
EAN: 9780141015934
Recommended Minimum Age: Not applicable

muito bom

Isabel Freitas

Stories of English é um livro que se lê como uma aventura (muito animada) sobre a história do idioma Inglês. Recomendo!

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