The mother tongue : English & how it got that way / Bill Bryson.

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bryson, Bill
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Avon Books, 1991.
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Table of 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.