Mother tongue : the English language
Bryson, Bill, 1951-2007
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Packed with fascinating facts on the English language, 'Mother Tongue' is an entertaining and didactic investigation of the influence and distribution of the language worldwide and its origins as a second-rate tongue spoken by peasants.
Main title:
Mother tongue : the English language / Bill Bryson.
Author:
Edition:
Large print ed.
Imprint:
Bath : Windsor, 2007.
Collation:
326 p. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton, 1990.
ISBN:
14056147229781405614726 (hbk)
Dewey class:
428.2420LP428.2420.9
Local class:
420.9420/LP
Language:
English
BRN:
168240