The Adventure of English - 500 AD to 2000 The Biography of a Language
de Bragg, Melvyn
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0340829915
- ISBN 13
- 9780340829912
- Librería
-
Bromsgrove, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2003 0340829915. First edition. First printing. Complete numberline. Fine/VG. Very slight repaired nick at corner of unclipped DW is the only flaw. No annotations or inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The story of 1,500 years of the English language, from a minor Germanic dialect to a global language. 354pp with index, illustrated with 32 pages of colour plates. Gilt lettering to spine, dark red endpapers. Colourful History of the development of the English Language, from earliest times and including it's fate in America. Links to radio and TV series. "Here is the riveting story of the English language, from its humble beginnings as a regional dialect to its current preeminence as the one global language, spoken by more than two billion people worldwide. In this groundbreaking book, Melvyn Bragg shows how English conquered the world. It is a magnificent adventure, full of jealousy, intrigue, and war-against a hoard of invaders," .
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Detalles
- Librería
- David Edward Hellawell
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1976
- Título
- The Adventure of English - 500 AD to 2000 The Biography of a Language
- Autor
- Bragg, Melvyn
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0340829915
- ISBN 13
- 9780340829912
- Editorial
- Hodder & Stoughton,
- Lugar de publicación
- London:
- Fecha de publicación
- 2003
- Palabras clave
- English Language Speech Talk Literature Linguistics Dialects Accents Empire USA Australia India QSE
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David Edward Hellawell
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Sobre el vendedor
David Edward Hellawell
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
Bromsgrove, West Midlands
Sobre David Edward Hellawell
Professor Emeritus now selling off the stock of a lifetime.
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