The Story of English: Third Revised Edition

Now revised, The Story of English is the first book to tell the whole story of the English language. Originally paired with a major PBS miniseries, this book presents a stimulating and comprehensive record of spoken and written English--from its Anglo-Saxon origins some two thousand years ago to the present day, when English is the dominant language of commerce and culture with more than one billion English speakers around the world. From Cockney, Scouse, and Scots to Gulla, Singlish, Franglais, and the latest African American slang, this sweeping history of the English language is the essential introduction for anyone who wants to know more about our common tongue.

Author: Robert McCrum, Robert MacNeil, William Cran
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 12/31/2002
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.36w x 1.08d
ISBN13: 9780142002315
ISBN10: 0142002313
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics | Etymology
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics | Historical & Comparative
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics | Sociolinguistics

About the Author
Robert McCrum is the author of six novels and My Year Off: Rediscovering Life After a Stroke. Now literary editor of The Observer, he is working on an authorized biography of P. G. Wodehouse.

Robert MacNeil was the co-anchor of PBS's The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. His books include two volumes of memoirs and three novels including his latest, Breaking News.

William Cran is the executive producer for the television series The Story of English.