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" THE STORIES OF ENGLISH "
by David Crystal
Superb!
In this authoritative history of the English language, David Crystal tells two different stories: one is about the development of standard English, and the other is about all its fascinating variant forms (dialects, slangs, the sociolects of particular groups - e.g. Internet users and hobbits!). The value of this is that so-called non-standard forms of English aren't demonized, as they have been in many other histories of the language. Yet at the same time Crystal explains why there are virtues in a standard version of English. This is a well-written book, covering a huge amount of material in pleasingly manageable chunks, with some great asides and interludes (Father Ted, anybody?). It beats the competition hands down. - Review by The Fisher Price King @ Amazon.uk
Masterpiece!
This review is from: The Stories of English (Hardcover) David 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. Professor Crystal's book reads like a novel, and in a sense it is both an adventure story and a love story. - Review by jfp2006 @ Amazon.uk
Used 'trade' style softcover edition in excellent- condition.
Cover clean & bright - small crease at bottom corner.
Inner pages clean, crisp & tight.
From Allen Lane, 584 pages.
Overall - a very nice copy of a hard to find title!
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