MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01573cam a2200289 a 4500
001 2002029818
003 DLC
005 20081002140534.0
008 020801s2003 nyub b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2002029818
020 $a0142002313 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aPE1075$b.M58 2003
082 00 $a420/.9$221
100 1 $aMcCrum, Robert.
245 14 $aThe story of English /$cRobert McCrum, William Cran, Robert MacNeil.
250 $a3rd rev. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPenguin Books,$c2003.
300 $axxi, 468 p. :$bmaps ;$c21 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [437]-438) and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: List of Maps ix -- New Introduction to the Third Edition xi -- Introduction: Speaking of English i -- 1 An English-Speaking World 9 -- 2 The Mother Tongue 46 -- 3 A Muse of Fire 90 -- 4 The Guid Scots Tongue 130 -- 5 The Loaded Weapon 170 -- 6 Black on White zo9 -- 7 Pioneers! 0 Pioneers! 251 -- 8 The Echoes of an English Voice 293 -- 9 The New Englishes 337 -- 10 Next Year's Words 375 -- Notes and Sources 395 -- Select Bibliography 437 -- Acknowledgements 439 -- Index 441.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xHistory.
700 1 $aCran, William.
700 1 $aMacNeil, Robert,$d1931-
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy034/2002029818.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0716/2002029818-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0716/2002029818-d.html