Adventure Of English (e-bog) af Bragg, Melvyn
Bragg, Melvyn (forfatter)

Adventure Of English e-bog

135,33 DKK (inkl. moms 169,16 DKK)
English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. It is democratic, ever-changing and ingenious in its assimilation of other cultures. English runs through the heart of world finance, medicine and the Internet, and it is understood by around two thousand million people across the world. Yet it was very nearly wiped out in its early years.In this book Melvyn Bragg shows u...
E-bog 135,33 DKK
Forfattere Bragg, Melvyn (forfatter)
Forlag Sceptre
Udgivet 21 december 2011
Genrer Language: history and general works
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781444718683
English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. It is democratic, ever-changing and ingenious in its assimilation of other cultures. English runs through the heart of world finance, medicine and the Internet, and it is understood by around two thousand million people across the world. Yet it was very nearly wiped out in its early years.In this book Melvyn Bragg shows us the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language. THE ADVENTURE OF ENGLISH is not only an enthralling story of power, religion and trade, but also the story of people, and how their day-to-day lives shaped and continue to change the extraordinary language that is English.