Mother Tongue – The English Language – Popular Penguin

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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.

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ISBN: 9780141037462
Title: Mother Tongue – The English Language – Popular Penguin
Author: BRYSON BILL
Blurb: 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.
Binding: PB
Publication Date: 2008-09-01
Pages: 288
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Dimensions 181 × 111 mm

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