Título:
The mother tongue : English & how it got that way / Bill Bryson.
ISBN:
9780380715435
9780688078959
Autor personal:
Información de publicación:
New York : Avon Books, 1991.
©1990
Descripción física:
270 pages ; 21 cm
Nota general:
Published by arrangement with William Morrow and Company, Inc.
Contenido:
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.
Síntesis:
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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DAK_OCLC_NUMBER:
ocm20934335
Disponibilidad:
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