Bryson, Bill, <br/><br/>
Mother tongue :  the English language / 
Bill Bryson. 
 - 269 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/> Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton: 1990. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-255) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>014014305X 9780140143058 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--History<br/>English language--Etymology
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1072  / .B49 1991 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>422