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Jan 1, 1990 · by Bill Bryson (Author) 4.3 7,283 ratings. See all formats and editions. “Vastly informative and vastly entertaining…A scholarly and fascinating book.” —Los Angeles Times. With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language.
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Jan 1, 1990 · The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way. Bill Bryson. 3.91. 41,854 ratings3,293 reviews. Only Bill Bryson could make a book about the English language so entertaining. With his boundless enthusiasm and restless eye for the absurd, this is his astonishing tour of English.
The Mother Tongue is a 1990 book by Bill Bryson which compiles the history and origins of the English language and its various quirks. [1] It is subtitled English And How It Got That Way. The book discusses the Indo-European origins of English, the growing status of English as a global language, the complex etymology of English words, the ...
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From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells the fascinating, often uproarious story of an inadequate,...
Oct 23, 2001 · Product Details. reviews. “Vastly informative and vastly entertaining…A scholarly and fascinating book.” —Los Angeles Times. With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language.
