The English Language
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Book Description
A collection of statements by literary men and others about the nature and use of the language, its resources, potentialities and development. Volume I covered the period 1490-1839. Volume II starts in 1858 and runs to the 1960s and therefore records the rise first of philology, then of modern linguistic study. Accordingly this volume contains a number of excerpts from the writings of great Europe... More
Book Information
Publisher | Peter Bedrick Books |
Binding | Library Binding (20 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 362 |
ISBN-10 | 0872261344 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0872261341 |
Publication Date | 12/1987 |
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About David Crystal (Editor) : David Crystal is a published author and an editor of young adult books. Some of the published credits of David Crystal include Txtng: The Gr8 Db8 (Dictionary), Rediscover Grammar, Discover Grammar, an... more
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