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The Stories of English is a 2004 book by British linguist David Crystal; it traces the history of the English language from the invasion of Great Britain by the Angles and Saxons in the 5th Century to the modern splintering of the language into its modern British, American, Indian, Australian, and other dialects .
6 de sept. de 2005 · David Crystal turns the history of English on its head and instead provides a startlingly original view of where the richness, creativity and diversity of the language truly lies―in the accents and dialects of nonstandard English users all over the world.
1 de ene. de 2004 · How did a language originally spoken by a few thousand Anglo-Saxons become one used by more than 1,500 million people? How have all the different versions of English evolved and changed? In this compelling global tour, David Crystal turns the history of the language on its head and tells the real stories of English that have never ...
How did a language spoken by a few thousand Anglo Saxons grow into one used by more than two billion people across the world? In this landmark work, one of the world’s foremost linguists puts forward a convincing answer. Authoritative and always entertaining, The Stories of English traces the history of a language of amazing richness and variety.
9 de oct. de 2021 · 1. The origins of Old English. The Celtic language puzzle -- 2. The Old English dialects. The rise and fall of West Saxon -- 3. Early lexical diversity. Understanding Danes -- 4. Stylistic variation in Old English. Grammatical transition -- 5. The transition to Middle English. Two Peterborough Chronicles -- 6. A trilingual nation ...
12 de abr. de 2023 · The stories of English by Crystal, David, 1941-Publication date 2004 Topics
A groundbreaking history of worldwide English in all its dialects, differences, and linguistic delights: “Informative . . . distinctive . . . a spirited celebration.” — The Guardian
