Mother tongue : the English language
Bryson, Bill
Mother tongue : the English language / Bill Bryson - 269 pages
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-255) and index.
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
014014305X
English language--History
420.9
Mother tongue : the English language / Bill Bryson - 269 pages
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-255) and index.
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
014014305X
English language--History
420.9