TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bryson, Bill 
TI  - Mother Tongue: English & how it got that way
SN  - 9780380715435
U1  - 420.9 
CY  - New York
KW  - English language
KW  - CHR 1991
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -