The Stories of English by David Crystal

The Stories of English

David Crystal

584 pages paperback 2004

4 editions

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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When and why did 'thou' disappear from Standard English? Would a Victorian Cockney have said 'observation' or 'hobservation'? Was Jane Austen making a mistake when she wrote 'Jenny and James are walked to Charmonth this afternoon'? This superbly w...

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