TY - BOOK AU - McCrum,Robert AU - Cran,William AU - MacNeil,Robert TI - The story of English SN - 0670804673 U1 - 420.9 PY - 1986/// CY - New York PB - Viking KW - English language KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-368) and index; Introduction : speaking of English; An English-speaking world; The mother tongue; A muse of fire; The Guid Scots tongue; The Irish question; Black on white; Pioneers! O pioneers!; The echoes of an English voice; The new Englishes; Epilogue : Next year's words ER -