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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.
Mar 10, 2022 · From Cockney, Scouse, and Scots to Gulla, Singlish, Franglais, and the latest African American slang, this sweeping history of the English language is the essential introduction for anyone who wants to know more about our common tongue.
The Story of English is an insightful, BBC-PBS co-produced documentary work of profound scholarship with powerful storytelling from host Robert MacNeil.
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: 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.
The Story of English is an Emmy Award-winning nine-part television series produced in 1986, detailing the development of the English language.
Their language originated as a group of Ingvaeonic languages which were spoken by the settlers in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages, displacing the Celtic languages, and, possibly, British Latin, that had previously been dominant.
