The Story of English -BBC series and The Book
Had bought this fascinating book The Story of English (from BBC Books, which you might have known/read) while I was working in Bangalore.. 10yrs ago.. It is a companion-book for the 1986 BBC series in 9-parts as per the chapters of the book..about the history of the language.
(I got the the revised 2nd edition of 1992, But still some statistics, like in the attached English in India section, might be a bit rusty..
It also says in that section further down, that "It's not pure English, but it's like the English of Shakespeare, Joyce and Kipling- gloriously impure.' ;)
Found the full series (almost 500min) online!
The Story of English is the title of an Emmy Award winning nine-part television series, and a companion book, both produced in 1986, detailing the development of the English language. A little bit old but very good.
The book and the television series were written by Robert MacNeil, Robert McCrum and William Cran. The book has been revised twice, once in 1993, and again in 2002.
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| The Story of English: English in India (Some stats slightly old- from 1986, still, quite interesting ones) |
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| The Story of English: By Indians For Indians |
posted by Sujith at 8:05 AM
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