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The Adventure of English

The Biography of a Language

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The Adventure of English

Auteur(s): Melvyn Bragg
Narrateur(s): Melvyn Bragg
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 English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. It is democratic, ever-changing, and ingenious in its assimilation of other cultures. English runs through the heart of world finance, medicine, and the Internet, and it is understood by around 2.2 billion people across the world. Yet it was very nearly wiped out in its early years.

In this audiobook, Melvyn Bragg shows us 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. Embracing elements of Latin, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi, and Gullah, this 1,500-year story covers a huge range of countries and peoples.

The Adventure of English is not only an enthralling story of power, religion, and trade, but also the story of people and how their day-to-day lives shaped and continue to change the extraordinary language that is English.

©2003 Melvyn Bragg (P)2003 Hodder and Stoughton Audiobooks Linguistique Sciences sociales Moyen Âge Croisade

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"Compelling and charmingly personal." ( Publishers Weekly)
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