Mother tongue : the English language
Bryson, Bill1991
Book
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.
Main title:
Mother tongue : the English language / Bill Bryson.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 1991, c1990.
Collation:
269 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton: 1990.Includes bibliography and index.
ISBN:
9780140143058014014305X (pbk)9780141037462 (pbk)
Dewey class:
420
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
81000
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | -Literature | LITER 420 BRYS | On reserve shelf at City Library |