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The Mother Tongue
by Bill Bryson
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0380715430
- ISBN 13
- 9780380715435
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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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- Bookseller
- More Than Words Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOS-I-11d-01617
- Title
- The Mother Tongue
- Author
- Bill Bryson
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0380715430
- ISBN 13
- 9780380715435
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- September 1, 1991
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