The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
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Description
With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson—the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent—brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells the fascinating, often uproarious story of an inadequate, second-rate tongue of peasants that developed into one of the world's largest growth industries.
Details
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Publication Date: September 27, 1991
Pages: 270
Formats: Print
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Publication Date: September 27, 1991
Pages: 270
Formats: Print
