About this title: Crystal turns the history of the language on its head and provides a startlingly original view of where the richness, creativity, and diversity of the language truly lies: in the accents and dialects of nonstandard English users all over the globe.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Overlook TP
Date Published: 2005-09-06
ISBN-13:9781585677191ISBN:1585677191
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Overlook Pr, Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781585677191ISBN:1585677191
Description: As New. 5 x 8. This is a new book with light creases to rear cover. It provides an entertaining history of the development of the English language, providing an orginal view of where the richness, creativity, and diversity of the language truly lies. Interwoven are dialects from around the world and examples from current culture. With illustrations and maps. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin USA
ISBN-13:9781585676019ISBN:1585676012
Description: Used-Good in Fair jacket. FIRST EDITION hardcover; Good condition. DJ in fair condition; very clean and bright pages; book has minor shelf wear; slightly slanted spine. read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Overlook Pr, Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781585676019ISBN:1585676012
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A narrative history, covering 1, 500 years, of how a language spoken by a few thousand Anglo-Saxons became a dominant language of the world. Other histories confine themselves mainly to the development of Standard English, and this one tells that story too, but it differs from orthodox histories in its emphasis on dialects and non-standard English. J. M. Coetzee says this book is "simply the best introductory history of the English language ... read more
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Tight binding. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 584 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Overlook Pr, Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781585676019ISBN:1585676012
Description: Fine in Very Good jacket. Fine in Very Good dj; large hardcover, fine text block; pictorial dj shows only minor edge creasing. History of the English language which includes information on the accents and dialects of nonstandard English users all over the world. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Overlook Pr
Date Published: 2005-09-30
ISBN-13:9781585677191ISBN:1585677191
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781585677191. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780141015934ISBN:0141015934
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 592 pages. (592 pages) 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. illustrations, maps (Paperback) read more
"I love this book and will be reading it again. The little boxed asides were fascinating, and the narrative was easy to follow-- I feel like I really grasp the timeline of the development of English for the first time. While the last couple of chapters on more recent history were not as interesting to me, I definitely agreed with most of what Crystal had to say about the future of standard English."
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