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Evolving English : one language, many voices : an illustrated history of the English language, David Crystal
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- Summary
- English is spoken or written today by one-third of the world's population--an unprecedented achievement for a language. How has this situation come about? And what happens to a language when it is used by so many? In this illustrated history David Crystal charts the development of the language from the earliest runic inscriptions in Old English, through the emergence of a standard variety of English between 1400 and 1800, to the most modern forms of the language in 'concrete' and 'text' poetry. In telling the story he draws on examples from English in its various guises and uses from our everyday English to English in the workplace and English used as a medium of playful and literary expression. The regional and international varieties of English are also considered. This book shows us where language is now, where it has been, and perhaps most important of all where it is heading, for the new varieties of the language appearing in world literature and on the Internet show that this is a story which is by no means over
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 159 p.
- Note
- Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Evolving English: one language, many voices" held at The British Library, Nov. 12, 2010-April 3, 2011
- Contents
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- English comes of age
- Setting the standard
- Everyday English
- English at work
- English at play
- Accents and dialects
- English around the world
- Isbn
- 9780712350983
- Label
- Evolving English : one language, many voices : an illustrated history of the English language
- Title
- Evolving English
- Title remainder
- one language, many voices : an illustrated history of the English language
- Statement of responsibility
- David Crystal
- Title variation
- Illustrated history of the English language
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- English is spoken or written today by one-third of the world's population--an unprecedented achievement for a language. How has this situation come about? And what happens to a language when it is used by so many? In this illustrated history David Crystal charts the development of the language from the earliest runic inscriptions in Old English, through the emergence of a standard variety of English between 1400 and 1800, to the most modern forms of the language in 'concrete' and 'text' poetry. In telling the story he draws on examples from English in its various guises and uses from our everyday English to English in the workplace and English used as a medium of playful and literary expression. The regional and international varieties of English are also considered. This book shows us where language is now, where it has been, and perhaps most important of all where it is heading, for the new varieties of the language appearing in world literature and on the Internet show that this is a story which is by no means over
- Cataloging source
- ERASA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1941-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Crystal, David
- Dewey number
- 420.9
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- bibliography
- catalogs
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- English language
- Language acquisition
- Label
- Evolving English : one language, many voices : an illustrated history of the English language, David Crystal
- Note
- Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Evolving English: one language, many voices" held at The British Library, Nov. 12, 2010-April 3, 2011
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 157) and index
- Contents
- English comes of age -- Setting the standard -- Everyday English -- English at work -- English at play -- Accents and dialects -- English around the world
- Control code
- ocn662405859
- Dimensions
- 28 cm.
- Extent
- 159 p.
- Isbn
- 9780712350983
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Other physical details
- col. ill.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780712350990
- (OCoLC)662405859
- Label
- Evolving English : one language, many voices : an illustrated history of the English language, David Crystal
- Note
- Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Evolving English: one language, many voices" held at The British Library, Nov. 12, 2010-April 3, 2011
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 157) and index
- Contents
- English comes of age -- Setting the standard -- Everyday English -- English at work -- English at play -- Accents and dialects -- English around the world
- Control code
- ocn662405859
- Dimensions
- 28 cm.
- Extent
- 159 p.
- Isbn
- 9780712350983
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Other physical details
- col. ill.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780712350990
- (OCoLC)662405859
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