The story of English
(Book)
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Published
New York, New York, U.S.A. : Viking, 1986.
ISBN
9780670804672, 0670804673
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Beecher Community Library District - Stacks | 808 MCC | On Shelf |
Chicago Heights Public Library - Stacks | 420 M13 | On Shelf |
Cicero Public Library - Stacks | 420 MCC | On Shelf |
Harvey Public Library District - Stacks | 420.9 MCC | On Shelf |
McCook Public Library District - Stacks | 420 MCC | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, New York, U.S.A. : Viking, 1986.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
384 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780670804672, 0670804673
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-368) and index.
Description
Library Journal: A tie-in for a nine-part television series to be broadcast over PBS beginning in September, this is a wide-ranging account of the travels and changes of the English tongue from its beginnings to tomorrow, from England to America to Australia to Africa and India and the Pacific. Despite an occasionally perceptible British bias, the authors have tried hard to paint a colorful, vivid picture of the many faces and varieties of English. The text is never dull, but is enlivened by innumerable examples and by interviews with representative individuals: a minister in Scotland, a couple from the Appalachians, a storekeeper in Newfoundland, a Philadelphia shoeshine man, a cockney fruitseller, an Australian farm family, the president of Sierra Leone, a writing professor in India. A readable book that all public libraries should have. BOMC alternate. Catherine V. von Schon, SUNY, Stony Brook.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McCrum, R., Cran, W., & MacNeil, R. (1986). The story of English (First American edition.). Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCrum, Robert, William, Cran and Robert MacNeil. 1986. The Story of English. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCrum, Robert, William, Cran and Robert MacNeil. The Story of English Viking, 1986.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McCrum, Robert, William Cran, and Robert MacNeil. The Story of English First American edition., Viking, 1986.
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