The Mother Tongue: English & How It Got That Way
by Bill Bryson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0888078951
- ISBN 13
- 9780888078957
- Seller
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Decatur, Georgia, United States
Item Price
£2.42£2.18
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About This Item
272 pages. BOMC edition. Good condition. Text pages are clean with no writing or markings; small check mark to front free end paper. Binding is strong; no leaning or shelf cocking to spine. Dust jacket is intact, not clipped, with minor edge wear, chipping, and small closed tears. Mild soiling to spine.
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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- Bookseller
- Morton Brothers Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000257
- Title
- The Mother Tongue: English & How It Got That Way
- Author
- Bill Bryson
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0888078951
- ISBN 13
- 9780888078957
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 272
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Language, Linguistics, and Etymology;
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