Bibliograph

The mother tongue, English & how it got that way, Bill Bryson

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The mother tongue, English & how it got that way, Bill Bryson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-255) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The mother tongue

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

318996006

Responsibility statement

Bill Bryson

Sub title

English & how it got that way

Summary

Covers the history of language from its beginnings to the explosion of English as a global language in the twentieth century

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

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