TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bill Bryson
TI  - Mother Tongue: The English Language
SN  - 014014305X
PY  - 1991///
CY  - UK
PB  - Penguin Books
KW  - English
KW  - General
KW  - English language
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -