· In The Story of English in Words, an entertaining history of the world’s most ubiquitous language, David Crystal draws on one hundred words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word—‘roe’—was written down on the femur of a roe deer in the fifth www.doorway.ru: St. Martin's Publishing Group. · The words Crystal chose are presented chronologically, and the first 50 bring us up to the 17th century. The 13th word is "English," and dates to the tenth century. · In this entertaining history world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on one hundred words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the word "roe" was written down on the bone ankle of a roe deer in the fifth century.
David Crystal The Story of English in Words. Linguist David Crystal believes every word has a story to tell, even the ones as commonplace as "and." In The Story of English in Words, he compiles a collection of words — classic words. Dipper. out of 5 stars. A thrilling Journey. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 September Verified Purchase. Reading anything from David Crystal, the acknowledged world leader in the study of the English language, is always a thrill and 'The Story of English in Words' is no exception.
In The Story of English in Words, an entertaining history of the world's most ubiquitous language, David Crystal draws on one hundred words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word—‘roe'—was written down on the femur of a roe deer in the fifth century. Featuring ancient words (‘loaf'), cutting edge terms that relfect our world (‘twittersphere'), indispensible words. In The Story of English in Words, an entertaining history of the world's most ubiquitous language, David Crystal draws on one hundred words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word―‘roe'―was written down on the femur of a roe deer in the fifth century. Featuring ancient words (‘loaf'), cutting edge terms that relfect our world (‘twittersphere'), indispensible words. In The Story of English in Words, an entertaining history of the world’s most ubiquitous language, David Crystal draws on one hundred words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word—‘roe’—was written down on the femur of a roe deer in the fifth century.
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