Description
| Product ID: | 9780141040080 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Mother Tongue |
| Subtitle: | The Story of the English Language |
| Authors: | Author: Bill Bryson |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Language: history and general works, Language: history & general works, English |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Presenting a tour of English from its mongrel origins to its status as the world's most-spoken tongue; its apparent simplicity to its deceptive complexity; its vibrant swearing to its uncertain spelling and pronunciation, this book covers curious eccentricities that make it as maddening to learn and as flexible to use. ''More than 300 million people in the world speak English and the rest, it sometimes seems, try to...'' |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-10-01 |
