The routes of English [sound recording]
Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-2024
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In this collection, Melvyn Bragg surveys how English has evolved over 1000 years. He starts by looking at the disappearance of old dialects like that of Cumbria, and how English has been enriched by foreign languages, from Latin and Old French to dozens more as conquest, trade and immigration played their part in recent centuries. He also examines new coinages, puns and wordplay; how accents and social class are entwined; swear words; attempts to stop the evolution of language in its tracks; and, lastly, the many varieties of English that are spoken around the world today.
Main title:
The routes of English [sound recording] / Melvyn Bragg.
Author:
Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-, author, narrator
Edition:
Unabridged edition.
Imprint:
London : BBC Physical Audio, 2024.
Collation:
10 CDs (11 hr., 4 min.) : digital, stereo
Performers:
Read by the author.
ISBN:
9781529941821 (CDs :)
Dewey class:
420.9
Language:
English
BRN:
2710141