The Resource The adventure of English : the biography of a language, Melvyn Bragg
The adventure of English : the biography of a language, Melvyn Bragg
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The item The adventure of English : the biography of a language, Melvyn Bragg represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Mid-Continent Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
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The item The adventure of English : the biography of a language, Melvyn Bragg represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Mid-Continent Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- xii, 322 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- Originally copyrighted 2003
- Contents
-
- 32
- 4
- Holding On
- 40
- 5
- Speech of Kings
- 52
- 6
- Chaucer
- 66
- 1
- 7
- God's English
- 76
- 8
- English and the Language of the State
- 89
- 9
- William Tyndale's Bible
- 99
- 10
- Common Tongue
- A Renaissance of Words
- 109
- 11
- Preparing the Ground
- 121
- 12
- Shakespeare's English
- 132
- 13
- "My America"
- 1
- 144
- 14
- Wild West Words
- 161
- 15
- Sold Down the River
- 176
- 16
- Mastering the Language
- 188
- 2
- 17
- Proper Way to Talk
- 207
- 18
- Steam, Streets and Slang
- 224
- 19
- Indian Takeover
- 236
- 20
- Great Escape
- West Indies
- 251
- 21
- Advance Australia
- 261
- 22
- Warts and All
- 272
- 23
- All Over the World
- 16
- 281
- 24
- And Now ...?
- 290
- 3
- Conquest
- Isbn
- 9781559707107
- Label
- The adventure of English : the biography of a language
- Title
- The adventure of English
- Title remainder
- the biography of a language
- Statement of responsibility
- Melvyn Bragg
- Language
- eng
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1939-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bragg, Melvyn
- Dewey number
- 420/.9
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PE1075
- LC item number
- .B66 2003
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- English language
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The adventure of English : the biography of a language, Melvyn Bragg
- Note
- Originally copyrighted 2003
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-312) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 32
- 4
- Holding On
- 40
- 5
- Speech of Kings
- 52
- 6
- Chaucer
- 66
- 1
- 7
- God's English
- 76
- 8
- English and the Language of the State
- 89
- 9
- William Tyndale's Bible
- 99
- 10
- Common Tongue
- A Renaissance of Words
- 109
- 11
- Preparing the Ground
- 121
- 12
- Shakespeare's English
- 132
- 13
- "My America"
- 1
- 144
- 14
- Wild West Words
- 161
- 15
- Sold Down the River
- 176
- 16
- Mastering the Language
- 188
- 2
- 17
- Proper Way to Talk
- 207
- 18
- Steam, Streets and Slang
- 224
- 19
- Indian Takeover
- 236
- 20
- Great Escape
- West Indies
- 251
- 21
- Advance Australia
- 261
- 22
- Warts and All
- 272
- 23
- All Over the World
- 16
- 281
- 24
- And Now ...?
- 290
- 3
- Conquest
- Control code
- ocm53013029
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- xii, 322 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781559707107
- Lccn
- 2003019583
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- 420.9 B73 ; P ; XX-N/HQ-EXN ; R904BT1/2004 ; S0305BT2 ; NX0805BT1.
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 53013029
- (Sirsi) 53013029
- Label
- The adventure of English : the biography of a language, Melvyn Bragg
- Note
- Originally copyrighted 2003
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-312) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 32
- 4
- Holding On
- 40
- 5
- Speech of Kings
- 52
- 6
- Chaucer
- 66
- 1
- 7
- God's English
- 76
- 8
- English and the Language of the State
- 89
- 9
- William Tyndale's Bible
- 99
- 10
- Common Tongue
- A Renaissance of Words
- 109
- 11
- Preparing the Ground
- 121
- 12
- Shakespeare's English
- 132
- 13
- "My America"
- 1
- 144
- 14
- Wild West Words
- 161
- 15
- Sold Down the River
- 176
- 16
- Mastering the Language
- 188
- 2
- 17
- Proper Way to Talk
- 207
- 18
- Steam, Streets and Slang
- 224
- 19
- Indian Takeover
- 236
- 20
- Great Escape
- West Indies
- 251
- 21
- Advance Australia
- 261
- 22
- Warts and All
- 272
- 23
- All Over the World
- 16
- 281
- 24
- And Now ...?
- 290
- 3
- Conquest
- Control code
- ocm53013029
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- xii, 322 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781559707107
- Lccn
- 2003019583
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- 420.9 B73 ; P ; XX-N/HQ-EXN ; R904BT1/2004 ; S0305BT2 ; NX0805BT1.
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 53013029
- (Sirsi) 53013029
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