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The Story of English is a nine-part television series, produced in 1986, detailing the development of the English language. The Story of English is also a companion book, also produced in 1986. The book and the television series were written by Robert MacNeil, Robert McCrum, and William Cran.
The Story of English is an Emmy Award-winning nine-part television series produced in 1986, detailing the development of the English language. It was written...
Mar 10, 2022 · Originally paired with a major PBS miniseries, this book presents a stimulating and comprehensive record of spoken and written English—from its Anglo-Saxon origins some two thousand years ago to the present day, when English is the dominant language of commerce and culture with more than one billion English speakers around the world.
The History of English. How English developed from a West German language that was brought to Britain in the mid-5th to 7th centuries AD by Anglo-Saxon migrants to the most widely spoken language in the world today.
The Story of English is an insightful, BBC-PBS co-produced documentary work of profound scholarship with powerful storytelling from host Robert MacNeil. This...
c. 800–950: Viking invasions; assimilation of words from Old Norse and simplification of Old English grammar. ←. 1600: the British empire helps spread English around the world. ←. Growth of cinema, popular music, the Internet, and other English dominant media. ←.
The Story of English: With Robert MacNeil, J.L. Dillard, Alistair Cooke, Siaka Stevens. A history of the English language from its early beginnings to present day English in all its variations.
