The Mother Tongue, English and How it Got That Way

The Mother Tongue, English and How it Got That Way
Bill Bryson
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1996 •  PAPER  • 270 PAGES

An indispensable guide to the language that divides us, this book is a humorous and informative history of the English language that showcases Bryson's wry wit. He traces the development of the English language and its oddities from the Neolithic to present. Excellent.  (GBR15, $14.99)





 
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