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Mother Tongue, The Story of the English Language

Author: Bill Bryson

More than 300 million people around the world speak English, and the rest sometimes seem to be trying to do so.

Only Bill Bryson could make a book about the English language so enjoyable. With his...

More than 300 million people around the world speak English, and the rest sometimes seem to be trying to do so.

Only Bill Bryson could make a book about the English language so enjoyable. With his unstoppable enthusiasm and restless eye for the peculiar, this is his astonishing guide to the English language. From its mixed roots to its status as the most...

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  • Item Linguistics Books
  • Number of pages Number of pages 288
  • Cover Cover Soft
  • Year of publication Year of publication 2009
  • Publisher Publisher Penguin
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More than 300 million people around the world speak English, and the rest sometimes seem to be trying to do so.

Only Bill Bryson could make a book about the English language so enjoyable. With his unstoppable enthusiasm and restless eye for the peculiar, this is his astonishing guide to the English language. From its mixed roots to its status as the most spoken language in the world.

Its apparent simplicity, deceptive complexity, vibrant richness, and uncertain spelling and pronunciation, Bryson covers all of this as well as the many strange peculiarities that make it equally frustrating to learn and flexible to use. Bill Bryson's classic work, "Mother Tongue," is a particularly delightful and humorous narrative about how English became the global language.

  • Pages: 288
  • Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm

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Author
Bill Bryson
Publisher
Penguin
Genre
Linguistics Books
Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
288
Publication Date
2009
Dimensions
13x20 cm
Language
English
ISBN-13
9780141040080

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More than 300 million people around the world speak English, and the rest sometimes seem to be trying to do so.

Only Bill Bryson could make a book about the English language so enjoyable. With his unstoppable enthusiasm and restless eye for the peculiar, this is his astonishing guide to the English language. From its mixed roots to its status as the most spoken language in the world.

Its apparent simplicity, deceptive complexity, vibrant richness, and uncertain spelling and pronunciation, Bryson covers all of this as well as the many strange peculiarities that make it equally frustrating to learn and flexible to use. Bill Bryson's classic work, "Mother Tongue," is a particularly delightful and humorous narrative about how English became the global language.

  • Pages: 288
  • Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm

Manufacturer

Author
Bill Bryson
Publisher
Penguin
Genre
Linguistics Books
Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
288
Publication Date
2009
Dimensions
13x20 cm
Language
English
ISBN-13
9780141040080

Important information

Specifications are collected from official manufacturer websites. Please verify the specifications before proceeding with your final purchase. If you notice any problem you can report it here.

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