THE MOTHER TONGUE: English and How It Got That Way
by Bill Bryson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0888078951
- ISBN 13
- 9780888078957
- Seller
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Highland, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow, 1990. Book Club. . Hardcover. Very Good. Book is clean and tight.
Synopsis
The Mother Tongue is a book by Bill Bryson which wittily compiles the history and origins of the English language and the language's various quirks. It is subtitled English And How It Got That Way. The book discusses the Indo-European origins of English, the growing status of English as a global language, the complex etymology of English words, the dialects of English, spelling reform, prescriptive grammar, and more minor topics including swearing.
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Details
- Seller
- Miles Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- Wg12sh153
- Title
- THE MOTHER TONGUE: English and How It Got That Way
- Author
- Bill Bryson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club.
- ISBN 10
- 0888078951
- ISBN 13
- 9780888078957
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
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Highland, Indiana
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.