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.
By:
Bill Bryson Imprint: Penguin Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: export ed Dimensions:
Height: 181mm,
Width: 111mm,
ISBN:9780141037462 ISBN 10: 0141037466 Series:Popular Penguins Pages: 288 Publication Date:01 September 2008 Audience:
General/trade
,
College/higher education
,
ELT Advanced
,
Primary
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
