The Story of English

by Mario Pei

Paperback, 1965

Status

Available

Call number

420.9

Collection

Publication

Fawcett Publications (1965), Mass Market Paperback, 352 pages

Description

Jeden rok života sympatické teenagerky ve vtipném kresleném příběhu.

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LibraryThing member annbury
An old history of English (first published in 1955, revised 1967) which gets us up to the 20th century in the first third of the book, with most of the journey focussed on how and when particular words came into the language. The middle section is mostly about English usage in various locales, and
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the last bit about the future -- i.e., precriptive vs. evolutionary. It was interesting and valuable in its day.
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