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The English Language by W. F. Bolton and David Crystal

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A guide to the language behind English literature, bringing together essays on how English works and how it has changed. The opening chapters explore speech sounds, word formation, grammar, vocabulary and style; later sections trace the language’s history and consider its social setting and international role.

Volume 10 of The Penguin History of Literature, edited by W. F. Bolton and David Crystal.

  • Publisher: Penguin Books
  • Publication: 1993 paperback issue of the revised 1987 edition; second impression
  • Format: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Pages: 384
  • ISBN-10: 0140177604
  • ISBN-13: 9780140177602

Condition: Used paperback with rubbing and creasing to the cover, worn corners and a small split at the lower front corner. Foxing is present on the opening pages.

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