The Stories of English

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 well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - history of the English language answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of English (Standard English, dialect and slang among them) developed to create the richly-varied language of today.

Title - The Stories of English

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Author - David Crystal

ISBN 13 - 9780141015934

Imprint - Penguin Books Ltd

Publisher - Penguin Books Ltd

Date Published - 05/05/2005

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No. of pages -

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 129 x 198 x 25mm

Weight - 404 g

Languages - English