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
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-255) and index
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
The mother tongue
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bibliography
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318996006
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Bill Bryson
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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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