by David Crystal · Penguin UK · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141015934
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«The Stories of English» is David Crystal's essay on the history of the English language, published by Penguin UK in paperback (592 pages, in English).
David Crystal reverses the usual perspective: the richness of the language lies not only in the standard norm, but in the accents and dialects of its non-standard speakers. The book answers curiosities such as the disappearance of 'thou' or whether a Victorian cockney said 'observation' or 'hobservation'.
Essay of 592 pages published in 2005 by Penguin UK, within the field of historical linguistics.
Work for readers interested in the history of the English language and in the diversity of accents and dialects, with a popularising approach.
David Crystal is a British linguist who studies the English language.
