The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
by Bill Bryson
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0965316599
- ISBN 13
- 9780965316590
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Synopsis
The Mother Tongue is a book by Bill Bryson which wittily compiles the history and origins of the English language and the language's various quirks. It is subtitled English And How It Got That Way. The book discusses the Indo-European origins of English, the growing status of English as a global language, the complex etymology of English words, the dialects of English, spelling reform, prescriptive grammar, and more minor topics including swearing.
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- Seller
- Easy Chair Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 185873
- Title
- The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
- Author
- Bill Bryson
- Illustrator
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0965316599
- ISBN 13
- 9780965316590
- Publisher
- Perennial
- Place of Publication
- Ny
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- BZDB23 Languages & Linguistics; ISBN: 0965316599 UPC: Original Bill Bryson The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
- Bookseller catalogs
- Languages & Linguistics;
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