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050 0 0 _aPE1072
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100 _aBill Bryson
245 1 4 _aMother Tongue: The English Language
260 _aUK
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300 _a269
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505 0 _aThe 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
520 _aOffers 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
630 _lEnglish
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650 0 _aEnglish language