Stories of English
Book Description
When and why did 'thou' disappear from Standard English? Would a Victorian Cockney have said 'observation' or 'hobservation'? Was Jane Austen making a mistake when she wrote 'Jenny and James are walked to Charmonth this afternoon'? This superbly well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - history of the English language answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of English (... More
Book Information
Publisher | Penguin Young Readers Group |
Binding | Paperback |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 592 |
ISBN-10 | 0141015934 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0141015934 |
Publication Date | 01/01/2006 |
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