Adventure Of English
Melvyn Bragg
English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. It is democratic, ever-changing and ingenious in its assimilation of other cultures. English runs through the heart of world finance, medicine and the Internet, and it is understood by around two thousand million people across the world. Yet it was very nearly wiped out in its early years. In this book Melvyn Bragg shows us the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language. The Adventure of English is not only an enthralling story of power, religion and trade, but also the story of people, and how their day-to-day lives shaped and continue to change the extraordinary language that is English.
Melvyn Bragg is a writer and broadcaster. His novels include The Hired Man, for which he won the Time/Life Silver Pen Award, Without a City Wall, winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, The Soldier's Return, winner of the WHSmith Literary Award. He has also written several works of non-fiction, including The Book of Books about the King James Bible. He lives in London and Cumbria.
ISBN: 9781473639065
Author: Bragg, Melvyn
Publication date: 31/05/2016
Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Dimension: 198mm X 130mm
Melvyn Bragg is a writer and broadcaster. His novels include The Hired Man, for which he won the Time/Life Silver Pen Award, Without a City Wall, winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, The Soldier's Return, winner of the WHSmith Literary Award. He has also written several works of non-fiction, including The Book of Books about the King James Bible. He lives in London and Cumbria.
ISBN: 9781473639065
Author: Bragg, Melvyn
Publication date: 31/05/2016
Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Dimension: 198mm X 130mm