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Mother Tongue (Popular Penguins)

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Not one of Bill Bryson's best works, but if you're into linguistics and learning about the origins of modern English as we know it, this is definitely a worthwhile read.

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Bill Bryson's Mother Tongue is a hymn to the English language. In examining how a second-rate, mongrel tongue came to be the undisputed language of the globe, Bryson explores English from America to Australia and looks at, among other things, swearing, spelling, spoonerisms and Scrabble. No self-respecting English speaker should open his mouth without reading it.
Release date NZ
September 1st, 2008
Author
Pages
288
Audiences
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Penguin Books Ltd
Dimensions
112x182x18
ISBN-13
9780141037462
Product ID
2622178

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