TITLE: |
The mother tongue : English & how it got that way / Bill Bryson. |
AUTHOR: |
Bryson, Bill. |
PUBLISHED: |
New York : W. Morrow, c1990. |
DESCRIPTION: |
270 p. ; 25 cm. |
EDITION: |
1st ed. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-255) and index. |
NOTES: |
Senior High School Library Catalog (Wilson) |
NOTES: |
Public Library Catalog (Wilson) |
NOTES: |
Booklist |
NOTES: |
Covers the history of language from its beginnings to the explosion of English as a global language in the twentieth century. |
NOTES: |
Interest level: Adult |
SUBJECT: |
English language--History. |