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Author:

Gooden, Philip.

Title:

The story of English : how the English language conquered the world / Philip Gooden.

Publisher:

Quercus,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

296 p. ; 20 cm.

Subject:

English language--History.
Language spread--History.

Notes:

"First published in Great Britain in 2009"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-[297]) and index.

Contents:

A universal language? -- The Celts and the Romans -- The Anglo-Saxons -- The Viking effect -- The Norman conquest -- Chaucer's English -- The age of Shakespeare -- Faith and science -- A new-found language -- The age of Doctor Johnson -- American independence -- The spread of English -- The nineteenth century -- English now -- The future of English -- English : right and wrong -- English : taking sides.

ISBN:

0857383280 (pbk.)
9780857383280 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)741991443

LCCN:

2012372487

Locations:

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)