Displaying 1 of 1 2011 Format: Book Author: Bragg, Melvyn, 1939- Title: The adventure of English : the biography of a language / Melvyn Bragg. Publisher, Date: New York : Arcade Pub., ©2011. Description: xii, 322 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 23 cm Summary: A history of the English language traces its evolution from a Germanic dialect around 500 A.D. to its modern form, noting the influence of such groups and individuals as early Anglo-Saxon tribes, Alfred the Great, and William Shakespeare. Subjects: English language -- History. English language. English language -- History. Genre: History. Notes: Previous edition: 2004. Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-312) and index. Contents: The common tongue -- The great escape -- Conquest -- Holding on -- The speech of kings -- Chaucer -- God's English -- English and the language of the state -- William Tyndale's bible -- A renaissance of words -- Preparing the ground -- Shakespeare's English -- My America -- Wild west words -- Sold down the river -- Mastering the language -- The proper way to talk -- Steam, streets, and slang -- Indian takeover -- The west indies -- Advance Australia -- Warts and all -- All over the world -- And now? LCCN: 2011001766 ISBN: 9781611450071 1611450071 Other Number: 679921125 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 536822 Call Number: PE1075 .B66 2011 Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Expand All | Collapse All Availability Displaying 1 of 1
