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Crystal, David, 1941-
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English language -- Variation.
English language -- Dialects.
English language -- History.
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Crystal, David, 1941-
English language -- Variation.
English language -- Dialects.
English language -- History.
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The stories of
English
/ David Crystal.
by
Crystal, David, 1941-
Allen Lane, 2004.
Call #:
420.9 C957s
Subjects
English
language
--
Variation.
English
language
--
Dialects
.
English
language
--
History.
ISBN:
9780141015934 (pbk.)
Description:
vi, 584 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [551]-560) and indexes.
Summary:
When and why did 'thou' disappear from Standard
English
? Would a Victorian Cockney have said 'observation' or 'hobservation'? Was Jane Austen making a mistake when she wrote 'Jenny and James are walked to Charmonth this afternoon'? This superbly well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - history of the
English
language
answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of
English
(Standard
English
, dialect and slang among them) developed to create the richly-varied
language
of today. David Crystal is a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster. He held a chair at the University of Reading for 10 years.
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