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Mother Tongue: English & how it got that way

By: Bryson, BillMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New York ; Avon Books ; 1990Description: 270pISBN: 9780380715435; 0380715430 Subject(s): English language | CHR 1991DDC classification: 420.9

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Includes Index
Published by arrangement with William Morrow and Company, Inc.

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.

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