Mother tongue : the English language / Bill Bryson.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Penguin, 1991Copyright date: ©1990Description: 269 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 014014305X
- 9780140143058
- 422
- PE1072 .B49 1991
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.
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 422 BRY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A326456B | ||
Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 422 BRY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A060615B |
Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton: 1990.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-255) and index.
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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