McCrum, Robert   1953- <br/><br/>
The story of English / 
Robert McCrum, William Cran, Robert MacNeil. 
 - 3rd revised edition 
 - New York :  Penguin Books,  2003. 
 - xxi, 468 pages :  maps ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [437]-438) and index. 
<br/><br/>Machine generated contents note: List of Maps ix -- New Introduction to the Third Edition xi -- Introduction: Speaking of English i -- 1 An English-Speaking World 9 -- 2 The Mother Tongue 46 -- 3 A Muse of Fire 90 -- 4 The Guid Scots Tongue 130 -- 5 The Loaded Weapon 170 -- 6 Black on White zo9 -- 7 Pioneers! 0 Pioneers! 251 -- 8 The Echoes of an English Voice 293 -- 9 The New Englishes 337 -- 10 Next Year's Words 375 -- Notes and Sources 395 -- Select Bibliography 437 -- Acknowledgements 439 -- Index 441. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0142002313 (pbk.) 9780142002315 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002029818 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--History.<br/>Inglés --Historia <br/>Historia del inglés 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE 1075  / M478s 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>420/.9