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Mother Tongue: The English Language

Bill Bryson

Mother Tongue: The English Language - UK Penguin Books 1991 - 269 20

The world's language -- The dawn of language -- Global language -- The first thousand years -- Where words come from -- Pronunciation -- Varieties of English -- Spelling -- Good English and bad -- Order out of chaos -- Old world, new world -- English as a world language -- Names -- Swearing -- Wordplay -- The future of English

Offers a journey through the intricacies, puzzles, and quirks of the English language, tracing the history of English from its earliest origins to the present day

ISBN: 014014305X

Patent No.: 1990

LCCN: 89077521

Subjects--Uniform Titles: English

Subjects--Topical Terms:
General--History
English language

Subjects--Index Terms: Languages اللغات

LC Class. No.: PE1072 / .B76 1991

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