The Adventure of English Bragg Melvyn
The Adventure of English Bragg Melvyn "Superb. . . . "A captivating history."--The Daily Telegraph. Inspiring."--Newsday. In this groundbreaking book, Melvyn Bragg shows how English conquered the…
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The Adventure of English Bragg Melvyn
"Superb. . . . "A captivating history."--The Daily Telegraph. Inspiring."--Newsday.
In this groundbreaking book, Melvyn Bragg shows how English conquered the world. "A thorough and incredibly enjoyable trip down a linguistic memory lane."--Bloomsbury ReviewHere is the riveting story of the English language, from its humble beginnings as a regional dialect to its current preeminence as the one global language, spoken by more than two billion people worldwide. It is a magnificent adventure, full of jealousy, intrigue, and war--against a hoard of invaders, all armed with their own conquering languages, which bit by bit, the speakers of English absorbed and made their own.Along the way, its colorful story takes in a host of remarkable people, places, and events: the Norman invasion of England in 1066; the arrival of The Canterbury Tales and a
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