The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way [Hardcover]

English and How It Got That Way

Cover Art for 9780688078959, The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way [Hardcover] by Bill Bryson
ISBN: 9780688078959
Publisher: William Morrow & Co
Published: 1 June, 1990
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A history of the English language written in a non-technical manner for a general audience. Bryson begins with language's Neanderthal origins and goes on the describe the key people and events that have shaped English into its modern form and character. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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