The Resource The adventure of English : the biography of a language, Melvyn Bragg
The adventure of English : the biography of a language, Melvyn Bragg
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The item The adventure of English : the biography of a language, Melvyn Bragg represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
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- Summary
- A history of the English language traces its evolution from a Germanic dialect around 500 A.D. to its modern form, noting the influence of such groups and individuals as early Anglo-Saxon tribes, Alfred the Great, and William Shakespeare
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- xii, 322 p.
- Contents
-
- The common tongue
- The great escape
- Conquest
- Holding on
- The speech of kings
- Chaucer
- God's english
- English and the language of the state
- William Tyndale's bible
- A renaissance of words
- Preparing the ground
- Shakespeare's english
- "My America"
- Wild west words
- Sold down the river
- Mastering the language
- The proper way to talk
- Steam, streets and slang
- Indian takeover
- The West Indies
- Advance Australia
- Warts and all
- All over the world
- And now ...?
- Isbn
- 9781559707107
- Label
- The adventure of English : the biography of a language
- Title
- The adventure of English
- Title remainder
- the biography of a language
- Statement of responsibility
- Melvyn Bragg
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A history of the English language traces its evolution from a Germanic dialect around 500 A.D. to its modern form, noting the influence of such groups and individuals as early Anglo-Saxon tribes, Alfred the Great, and William Shakespeare
- Awards note
- A Book-of-the-Month, and History Book Club selection.
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1939-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bragg, Melvyn
- Dewey number
- 420/.9
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PE1075
- LC item number
- .B66 2004
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- English language
- Englisch
- Anglais (Langue)
- English language
- Engels
- Taal
- Englisch
- Englisch
- Label
- The adventure of English : the biography of a language, Melvyn Bragg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-312) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The common tongue -- The great escape -- Conquest -- Holding on -- The speech of kings -- Chaucer -- God's english -- English and the language of the state -- William Tyndale's bible -- A renaissance of words -- Preparing the ground -- Shakespeare's english -- "My America" -- Wild west words -- Sold down the river -- Mastering the language -- The proper way to talk -- Steam, streets and slang -- Indian takeover -- The West Indies -- Advance Australia -- Warts and all -- All over the world -- And now ...?
- Control code
- ocm53013029
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- xii, 322 p.
- Isbn
- 9781559707107
- Lccn
- 2003019583
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill. (some col.)
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o53013029
- (OCoLC)53013029
- Label
- The adventure of English : the biography of a language, Melvyn Bragg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-312) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The common tongue -- The great escape -- Conquest -- Holding on -- The speech of kings -- Chaucer -- God's english -- English and the language of the state -- William Tyndale's bible -- A renaissance of words -- Preparing the ground -- Shakespeare's english -- "My America" -- Wild west words -- Sold down the river -- Mastering the language -- The proper way to talk -- Steam, streets and slang -- Indian takeover -- The West Indies -- Advance Australia -- Warts and all -- All over the world -- And now ...?
- Control code
- ocm53013029
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st U.S. ed.
- Extent
- xii, 322 p.
- Isbn
- 9781559707107
- Lccn
- 2003019583
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill. (some col.)
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o53013029
- (OCoLC)53013029
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