TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bryson,Bill
TI  - Mother tongue: : the English language
SN  - 014014305X
U1  - 420.9 
PY  - 1990///
CY  - New York
PB  - Penguin Books
KW  - English language
KW  - History
N1  - 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
ER  -