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008 220908s1990 nyu | b 001 0 eng d
020 _a014014305X
040 _cQCPL
082 _a420.9
100 1 _aBryson, Bill
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aMother tongue
_b: the English language
_c/ Bill Bryson
264 1 _aNew York :
_bPenguin Books,
_c1990
300 _a269 pages
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 249-255) and index.
505 0 _aThe world's language
505 0 _aThe dawn of language
505 0 _aGlobal language
505 0 _aThe first thousand years
505 0 _aWhere words come from
505 0 _aPronunciation
505 0 _aVarieties of English
505 0 _aSpelling
505 0 _aGood English and bad
505 0 _aOrder out of chaos
505 0 _aOld world, new world
505 0 _aEnglish as a world language
505 0 _aNames
505 0 _aSwearing
505 0 _aWordplay
505 0 _aThe future of English
650 _aEnglish language
_xHistory
942 _2ddc
_cBOOK