The English Language
Subtitle: A Historical introduction (Canto)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 8, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780521785709
Subjects: Language & Linguistics; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Language Arts & Disciplines; English; Language; Linguistics; Foreign Language Study / Ancient Languages; General
First sentence: It is language, more obviously than anything else, that distinguishes humankind from the rest of the animal world.