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The Story of English in 100 Words

Audiobook

In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences, and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word was written down in the fifth century ("roe," in case you are wondering). Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient words ("loaf") to cutting edge ("twittersphere") and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ("and," "what") to the more fanciful ("fopdoodle"), Crystal takes us along the winding byways of language via the rude, the obscure, and the downright surprising.


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Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Unabridged
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OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9780792791553
  • File size: 229190 KB
  • Release date: September 1, 2012
  • Duration: 07:57:28

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9780792791553
  • File size: 229219 KB
  • Release date: September 1, 2012
  • Duration: 07:57:25
  • Number of parts: 7

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English

In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences, and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word was written down in the fifth century ("roe," in case you are wondering). Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient words ("loaf") to cutting edge ("twittersphere") and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ("and," "what") to the more fanciful ("fopdoodle"), Crystal takes us along the winding byways of language via the rude, the obscure, and the downright surprising.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Blackstone Publishing
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    Awards:

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9780792791553
    File size: 229190 KB
    Release date: September 1, 2012
    Duration: 07:57:28

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9780792791553
    File size: 229219 KB
    Release date: September 1, 2012
    Duration: 07:57:25
    Number of parts: 7

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    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English
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