Mother tongue : the story of the English language
Bryson, Bill2009
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Packed with fascinating facts on the English language, 'Mother Tongue' is an entertaining and didactic investigation of the influence and distribution of the language worldwide and its origins as a second-rate tongue spoken by peasants.
Main title:
Mother tongue : the story of the English language / Bill Bryson.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Viking, 2009.
Collation:
288 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton, 1990.
ISBN:
9780141040080 (pbk)
Dewey class:
428.2428.2 BRY
Language:
English
Related title:
Mother tongue. [electronic resource] : the story of the English language
BRN:
1719589