English Language by Charles Laurence Barber, Joan C. Beal, Philip A. Shaw

306 pages first pub 1993 (editions)

nonfiction history informative lighthearted slow-paced

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Where does today's English come from? This new edition of the bestseller by Charles Barber tells the story of the language from its remote ancestry to the present day. In response to demand from readers, a brand new chapter on late modern English ...

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