The Resource The story of English, Robert McCrum, William Cran, Robert MacNeil
The story of English, Robert McCrum, William Cran, Robert MacNeil
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- Summary
- Library Journal: A tie-in for a nine-part television series to be broadcast over PBS beginning in September, this is a wide-ranging account of the travels and changes of the English tongue from its beginnings to tomorrow, from England to America to Australia to Africa and India and the Pacific. Despite an occasionally perceptible British bias, the authors have tried hard to paint a colorful, vivid picture of the many faces and varieties of English. The text is never dull, but is enlivened by innumerable examples and by interviews with representative individuals: a minister in Scotland, a couple from the Appalachians, a storekeeper in Newfoundland, a Philadelphia shoeshine man, a cockney fruitseller, an Australian farm family, the president of Sierra Leone, a writing professor in India. A readable book that all public libraries should have. BOMC alternate. Catherine V. von Schon, SUNY, Stony Brook
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 384 pages
- Contents
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- Speaking of English
- English-speaking world --Mother tongue
- Muse of fire
- Guid Scots tongue
- Irish question
- Black on white
- Pioneers! O pioneers!
- New Englishes
- Next year's words
- Isbn
- 9780670804672
- Label
- The story of English
- Title
- The story of English
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert McCrum, William Cran, Robert MacNeil
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Library Journal: A tie-in for a nine-part television series to be broadcast over PBS beginning in September, this is a wide-ranging account of the travels and changes of the English tongue from its beginnings to tomorrow, from England to America to Australia to Africa and India and the Pacific. Despite an occasionally perceptible British bias, the authors have tried hard to paint a colorful, vivid picture of the many faces and varieties of English. The text is never dull, but is enlivened by innumerable examples and by interviews with representative individuals: a minister in Scotland, a couple from the Appalachians, a storekeeper in Newfoundland, a Philadelphia shoeshine man, a cockney fruitseller, an Australian farm family, the president of Sierra Leone, a writing professor in India. A readable book that all public libraries should have. BOMC alternate. Catherine V. von Schon, SUNY, Stony Brook
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McCrum, Robert
- Dewey number
- 420/.9
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PE1075
- LC item number
- .M58 1986
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1931-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Cran, William
- MacNeil, Robert
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- English language
- Anglais (Langue)
- English language
- Engels
- English language
- English language -- History
- Label
- The story of English, Robert McCrum, William Cran, Robert MacNeil
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-368) 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
- Speaking of English -- English-speaking world --Mother tongue -- Muse of fire -- Guid Scots tongue -- Irish question -- Black on white -- Pioneers! O pioneers! -- New Englishes -- Next year's words
- Control code
- ocm13455507
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 384 pages
- Isbn
- 9780670804672
- Lccn
- 85041070
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), color maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o13455507
- (OCoLC)13455507
- Label
- The story of English, Robert McCrum, William Cran, Robert MacNeil
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-368) 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
- Speaking of English -- English-speaking world --Mother tongue -- Muse of fire -- Guid Scots tongue -- Irish question -- Black on white -- Pioneers! O pioneers! -- New Englishes -- Next year's words
- Control code
- ocm13455507
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 384 pages
- Isbn
- 9780670804672
- Lccn
- 85041070
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), color maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o13455507
- (OCoLC)13455507
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