The Story of English in 100 Words

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Profile Books, 2012 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 260 pages
In this entertaining history of the world's most ubiquitous language, an expert on the English language draws on 100 words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences, and events that have helped to shape the vernacular since the first definitively English word (roe) was written down on the femur of a roe deer in the fifth century.

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About the author (2012)

David Crystal is the foremost expert on English, and honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor. He has written many books and published articles in fields ranging from forensic linguistics and ELT to the liturgy and Shakespeare.