Dimensions
160 x 240 x 40mm
From Melvyn Bragg comes the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language. Now understood by around two billion people across the world, English runs through the heart of world finance, medicine and the internet, yet it was very nearly wiped out in its early years.
This book reveals the collective work of millions of people in creating a language that is both democratic and ever-changing, and ingenious in its assimilation of other cultures.
