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Books : The Stories of Englishby: David Crystal
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 Rating:  - Interesting book about our languageI read the bulk of this all the way through although I skipped the odd fews pages here and there when I was getting bored with a topic. This is an interesting account of how our language was formed. Rating: - A wonderful bookI have come late to English having only just scraped a pass at O level 35 years ago. I was sitting on a plane and saw someone on the seat opposite the aisle reading this book. From the little I could see it looked interesting and at the end of the flight when he stopped reading, I fortunately glimpsed the cover as he put it away. I was then straight onto Amazon and located it. This is a wonderful book, incredibly illuminating and authoritative but at the same time straightforward and ... Read More Rating: - Excellent ReadAnother excellent book by the Language Expert, David Crystal. This was on the recommended reading list for a module of my English degree course, and found it both a fascinating and useful read. Would recommend to anyone studying Linguistics or for anyone who has a general interest in the English Language. Rating: - Interesting read!This book is really helping me with my A2 English Language module on the development and change of language. It is really factual but easy to read - I am remembering and learning so much through reading the book! If you are interested in our language then no doubt you'll treasure it forever! Rating: - MasterpieceDavid Crystal is quite probably the best authority there is on the English language past and present, and in "The Stories of English" he has visibly excelled himself. From "Beowulf" and the earliest documents in Old English right up to the specific features of text-messaging, and looking beyond to the twenty-first-century English-speaking world of his grandchildren, here is an impeccably researched history of the language. The title gives an immediate clue to the originality of this book, throughout ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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