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Bill Bryson The Mother Tongue English and How It Got That Way
William Morrow & Co 1990 0688078958 / 9780688078959 Hardcover New in Good+ dust jacket
New hardcover with no remainder mark. DJ has light shelf wear. Top spine end front corner 1/2" tear, light crease down spine. Professional service from a Main Street bookstore. ; 1.1 x 9.2 x 6.1 Inches; 270 pages; How did English, 'treated for centuries as the inadequate and second-rate tongue of peasants' become the undisputed global language? How did words like shampoo, sofa and rowdy (and others drawn from over fifty languages) find their way into our dictionary? In this revealing and often hilarious book, Bill Bryson examines the mother tongue and explores the countless varieties of English and the perils of marketing brands with names like Pschitt and Super Piss. With entertaining sections on the oddities of swearing and spelling, spoonerisms and Scrabble, and a consideration of what we mean by 'good English', "Mother Tongue" is one of the most stimulating books yet written on this endlessly engrossing subject.
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40.00 USD
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