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- catalog abstract "Language not only defines the way we express ourselves, but also shapes the way we think. Here is a unique look at the English language, combining an informal narrative of the history of the language with a collection of more than 750 word histories, arranged chronologically in six chapters corresponding to the generally accepted "periods" in the development of English. They tell intriguing and insightful stories of the life and times of each period, full of interesting details, odd facts and colorful anecdotes that pepper the history of our language and civilization.--From publisher description.".
- catalog contributor b3364835.
- catalog created "c1991.".
- catalog date "1991".
- catalog date "c1991.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1991.".
- catalog description "Language not only defines the way we express ourselves, but also shapes the way we think. Here is a unique look at the English language, combining an informal narrative of the history of the language with a collection of more than 750 word histories, arranged chronologically in six chapters corresponding to the generally accepted "periods" in the development of English. They tell intriguing and insightful stories of the life and times of each period, full of interesting details, odd facts and colorful anecdotes that pepper the history of our language and civilization.--From publisher description.".
- catalog description "The Anglo-Saxon tongue : the Old English period (450-1150) -- The language of Chaucer : the Middle English period (1150-1500) -- The Renaissance and Shakespeare : the early Modern English period (1500-1800) -- The Industrial Revolution and the Victorians : the English of the new middle class -- Polecats to yuppies : American English -- The technological century : twentieth-century English.".
- catalog extent "x, 275 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "History of English in its own words.".
- catalog identifier "0062700138 :".
- catalog isFormatOf "History of English in its own words.".
- catalog issued "1991".
- catalog issued "c1991.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York, NY : HarperCollins,".
- catalog relation "History of English in its own words.".
- catalog subject "422 20".
- catalog subject "English language Etymology.".
- catalog subject "English language History.".
- catalog subject "PE1574 .C37 1991".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Anglo-Saxon tongue : the Old English period (450-1150) -- The language of Chaucer : the Middle English period (1150-1500) -- The Renaissance and Shakespeare : the early Modern English period (1500-1800) -- The Industrial Revolution and the Victorians : the English of the new middle class -- Polecats to yuppies : American English -- The technological century : twentieth-century English.".
- catalog title "A history of English in its own words / Craig M. Carver.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".