The Mother Tongue
byBill Bryson
Genres: History
Who is this book for? Readers interested in language, history, and humor.
With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson--the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent--brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells the fascinating, often uproarious story of an inadequate, second-rate tongue of peasants that developed into one of the world's largest growth industries.
Language
en
Published on
01/09/1991
Pages
272
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780380715435
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