In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on 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 was written down in the fifth century ('roe', in case you are wondering). Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient words ('loaf') to cutting edge ('twittersphere') and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ('and', 'what') to the more fanciful ('fopdoodle'), Crystal takes us along the winding byways of language via the rude, the obscure and the downright surprising.
| ISBN: | 9781846684272 |
| Publication date: | 13th October 2011 |
| Author: | David Crystal |
| Publisher: | Profile Books an imprint of Profile |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 260 pages |
| Genres: |
Language: reference and general |
In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on 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 was written down in the fifth century ('roe', in case you are wondering). Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient words ('loaf') to cutting edge ('twittersphere') and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ('and', 'what') to the more fanciful ('fopdoodle'), Crystal takes us along the winding byways of language via the rude, the obscure and the downright surprising.
The Story of English in 100 Words features in the following genres: Language: reference and general
The Story of English in 100 Words is available in Hardback
The Story of English in 100 Words was written by David Crystal and published by Profile Books an imprint of Profile
The Story of English in 100 Words has 260 pages