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The Fight for English

David Crystal · 2007

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A funny and informative view about the history of the English language, at times both astute in historical details and insightful with contemporary use examples. It's a discussion about details as well as overall reasoning behind and rules and standards of English.

Book details

Year
2007
Language
English
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Editions
3
Pages
256
ISBN
9780199207640

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