TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bryson,Bill
TI  - Mother tongue: the English language 
SN  - 014014305X
AV  - PE1072 .B49 1991
U1  - 422 
PY  - 1991///
CY  - London
PB  - Penguin
KW  - English language
KW  - History
KW  - Etymology
N1  - 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
ER  -