Mother tongue : the story of the English language /

by Bryson, Bill.

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BookPublisher: London : Viking, 2009Description: 288 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780141040080 (pbk.) :; 0141040084 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 428.2 BRYSubject(s): English language | English language -- Etymology | Languages | LanguagesSummary: Packed with fascinating facts on the English language, 'Mother Tongue' is an entertaining and didactic investigation of the influence and distribution of the language worldwide and its origins as a second-rate tongue spoken by peasants.

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Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton, 1990.

Packed with fascinating facts on the English language, 'Mother Tongue' is an entertaining and didactic investigation of the influence and distribution of the language worldwide and its origins as a second-rate tongue spoken by peasants.

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