The adventure of English : the biography of a language
Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-2016
Book
English is understood by around two thousand million people across the world. Yet it was very nearly wiped out in its early years. Melvyn Bragg explores the story of the English language - from its beginnings as a minor Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language.
Main title:
The adventure of English : the biography of a language / Melvyn Bragg.
Author:
Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-, author
Edition:
[New] edition.
Imprint:
London : Sceptre, 2016.London : Sceptre, 2016.
Collation:
xii, 359 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2003.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781473639065 (pbk)
Dewey class:
420.9
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2328492