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Author Bryson, Bill.

Title The mother tongue : English & how it got that way / Bill Bryson.

Publication Info. New York : Perennial, 2001.
©1990
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1105574~S1
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 95th Street Adult Nonfiction  420.9 BRY    AVAILABLE
 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction  420.9 BRY    AVAILABLE
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Description 270 pages ; 20 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-255) and index.
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.
Subject English language -- History.
ISBN 0380715430 (pbk.)
9780380715435
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SRP 2011
SRP 2011 X
October 11 2011
SRP 2011 REVIEW: Easy read, light and enjoyable. Broad overview of English spelling, pronounciation, names, dictionaries, etc.
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