Mother tongue the English language

How did English, 'treated for centuries as the inadequate and second-rate tongue of peasants' become the undisputed global language? How did words like shampoo, sofa and rowdy (and others drawn from over fifty languages) find their way into our dictionary? In this revealing and often hilar...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας:	Bryson, Bill 1951- (Συγγραφέας, Verfasser)
Μορφή:	Βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:	Άγνωστη γλώσσα
Έκδοση:	London [u.a.] Penguin Books 1991
Θέματα:	Englisch Geschichte Lehrbuch Sprachverbreitung

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The Oxford companion to English literature /
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The shifting point : forty years of theatrical exploration : 1946-1987 /
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The Penguin dictionary of English grammar /
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Έκδοση: (2000)

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The Penguin guide to punctuation /
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Invitation strictly personal : 40 years of fashion show invites /
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Working together in theatre : collaboration and leadership /
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Islamic design workbook /
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Theatre matters : performance and culture on the world stage /
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The way of acting : the theatre writings of Tadashi Suzuki /
από: Suzuki, Tadashi, 1939-
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The official Cambridge guide to IELTS : for academic & general training : student's book with answers /
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