Mother tongue
Bryson, Bill, 1951-1999
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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.
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London : Penguin, 1999.
Collation:
288p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London : Hamish Hamilton, 1990.Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton, 1990.
ISBN:
9780140143058 (pbk)
Dewey class:
428.2420.9
Local class:
420420Br
Language:
English
Index terms:
English languageHistory of English;Swearing;Wordplay;SpellingENGLISH;ENGLISH LANGUAGE;LANGUAGES
BRN:
102166