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The story of English by Robert McCrum; William Cran; Robert 1931- MacNeil is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.

What is The story of English about?

Library Journal: A Tie-in For A Nine-part Television Series To Be Broadcast Over Pbs Beginning In September, This Is A Wide-ranging Account Of The Travels And Changes Of The English Tongue From Its Beginnings To Tomorrow, From England To America To Australia To Africa And India And The Pacific. Despite An Occasionally Perceptible British Bias, The Authors Have Tried Hard To Paint A Colorful, Vivid Picture Of The Many Faces And Varieties Of English. The Text Is Never Dull, But Is Enlivened By Innumerable Examples And By Interviews With Representative Individuals: A Minister In Scotland, A Couple From The Appalachians, A Storekeeper In Newfoundland, A Philadelphia Shoeshine Man, A Cockney Fruitseller, An Australian Farm Family, The President Of Sierra Leone, A Writing Professor In India. A Readable Book That All Public Libraries Should Have. Bomc Alternate. Catherine V. Von Schon, Suny, Stony Brook. Speaking Of English -- English-speaking World --mother Tongue -- Muse Of Fire -- Guid Scots Tongue -- Irish Question -- Black On White -- Pioneers! O Pioneers! -- New Englishes -- Next Year's Words. Robert Mccrum, William Cran, Robert Macneil. Elisabeth Sifton Books. Includes Index. Bibli

Who reads The story of English?

Author

Robert McCrum; William Cran; Robert 1931- MacNeil

Publisher

New York, NY : Viking

Published

1986

Language

EN

ISBN

9780563206200

Category

reference

Subjects

Language Learning, Literary Fiction, History

Rating

4.07 / 5 (93 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13