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The mother tongue : English & how it got that way Cover Image Book

The mother tongue : English & how it got that way / Bill Bryson.

Bryson, Bill. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0688078958
  • ISBN: 9780688078959
  • Physical Description: 270 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : W. Morrow, [1990]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-255) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. World's Language 11 -- 2. Dawn of Language 21 -- 3. Global Language 35 -- 4. First Thousand Years 46 -- 5. Where Words Come From 67 -- 6. Pronunciation 84 -- 7. Varieties of English 99 -- 8. Spelling 117 -- 9. Good English and Bad 134 -- 10. Order out of Chaos 147 -- 11. Old World, New World 161 -- 12. English as a World Language 179 -- 13. Names 196 -- 14. Swearing 214 -- 15. Wordplay 225 -- 16. Future of English 239.

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English language > History.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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