The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language

Bought as a gift for someone. Very nice comprehensive book that describes the history of the English language very thoroughly. Many references and sidebars to things like "where did apostrophes come from?" If you think you know everything about English, get this book and challenge yourself. You won't be disappointed.

Many hours of enjoyable browsing await you. If you have a love of the English language and curiosity about its peculiarities,you will find it fascinating, even if you too occasionally mangle the language!

Purchased this book for a Senior English class. It's the only book I did not sell back that semester. This is an in-depth look at the origins of the English Language. As well as having a great text, it's also a beautiful book, full of maps colored graphics relating to the text on the page. Would recommend to any P.O.E.M. member. :)

Just started on the journey of the English Language - great history book

Great resource for my own learning

It was insightful and easy to read. thoroughly researched, interesting and to the point without a bunch of useless or irrelevant information.

Had to buy this book for my Grammar and Language class, but I have since kept it because it's fun to read.

The coverage was extensive and detailed. The numerous topics are well illustrated with textual examples and, where appropriate, with pictures and other visual materials.

Like no other! The best one about this subject! Just Cambridge could bring us such good and trustable book! I do recommend it!

Some titles seem not sequential.

La spedizione non è stata proprio velocissima ma dopotutto il venditore non era amazon, comunque il libro è arrivato in perfette condizioni. Purtroppo dovrò studiarmi questo mattone per l'esame...Dio mi aiuti

Me encanta este libro. Es muy práctico y tiene un muchisima información concentrada en pequeños artículos y muy visual sobre la historia del idioma inglés, sus orígenes, desarrollo, pronunciación, etc

Für jeden der die Sprache liebt, und damit sind nicht die Euro-englisch sprechenden gemeint, ist das einfach - ich benutze das Wort sonst ungern - ein „muss“. Die Flexibilität des Englischen ist immer wieder erstaunlich.