Mother Tongue: English & how it got that way
Material type: TextPublication details: New York ; Avon Books ; 1990Description: 270pISBN: 9780380715435; 0380715430 Subject(s): English language | CHR 1991DDC classification: 420.9Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes Index
Published by arrangement with William Morrow and Company, Inc.
The world's language --
The dawn of language --
Global language --
The first thousand years --
Where words come from --
Pronunciation --
Varieties of English --
Spelling --
Good English and bad --
Order out of chaos --
Old world, new world --
English as a world language --
Names --
Swearing --
Wordplay --
The future of English.
Offers a journey through the intricacies, puzzles, and quirks of the English language, tracing the history of English from its earliest origins to the present day.
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