The Stories of English

图书标准信息

• 作者 David Crystal 著
• 出版社 Penguin
• 出版时间 2005-05
• ISBN 9780141015934
• 定价 154.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 592页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Whenandwhydid'thou'disappearfromStandardEnglish?WouldaVictorianCockneyhavesaid'observation'or'hobservation'?WasJaneAustenmakingamistakewhenshewrote'JennyandJamesarewalkedtoCharmonththisafternoon'?Thissuperblywell-informed-andalsowonderfullyentertaining-historyoftheEnglishlanguageanswersallthesequestions,showinghowthemanystrandsofEnglish(StandardEnglish,dialectandslangamongthem)developedtocreatetherichly-variedlanguageoftoday.

【作者简介】

DavidCrystalisHonoraryProfessorofLinguisticsattheUniversityofWales,Bangor.Hehaspublishedover90booksandwasawardedtheOBEforservicestotheEnglishlanguagein1995.HeistheeditorofthePenguinEncyclopediaandtheNewPenguinFactfinder.