When and why did 'thou' disappear from Standard English? Would a Victorian Cockney have said 'observation' or 'hobservation'? Was Jane Austen making a mistake when she wrote 'Jenny and James are walked to Charmonth this afternoon'?
This superbly well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - history of the English language answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of English (Standard English, dialect and slang among them) developed to create the richly-varied language of today.
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- Authors:
- Crystal, David
- Year Published:
- 2005
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- ISBN:
- 9780141015934
- Number of Pages:
- 592
- Publication Date:
- 05/05/2005
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:
- 05/05/2005
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Format:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9780141015934