"The Story of English" is the extraordinary tale of the origins and development of the English language.
Exploring its amazing success, "The Story of English" is an essential companion fo.
More widely scattered, written and spoken than any other language in history, English has become a global phenomenon.
Two thousand years ago English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe; today, in one form or another, it is spoken by a billion people around the world. "The Story of English" is the extraordinary tale of the origins and development of the English language