The Story of English: How the English Language Conquered the World

by Philip Gooden

Book Overview

Born as a Germanic tongue with the arrival in Britain of the Anglo-Saxons in the early medieval period, heavily influenced by Norman French from the 11th century, and finally emerging as modern... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847242723
• ISBN13: 9781847242723
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Quercus Books
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 2.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.6" x 10.9"