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Bryson, Bill.
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English language -- History.
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The mother tongue [e...
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The mother tongue [electronic resource] : English and how it got that way / Bill Bryson.
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Bryson, Bill.
New York : William Morrow, 2015.
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English language -- History.
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9780062417442 (electronic bk.)
0062417444 (electronic bk.)
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1 online resource
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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The noted humorist 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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