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Title
Mother Tongue: The English Language
Book Title
Mother Tongue: The English Language
ISBN
014014305X
EAN
9780140143058
Binding
Paperback / softback
Date of Publication
19910926
Release Title
Mother Tongue: The English Language
Artist
Bryson, Bill
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Colour
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Publication Year
1991
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Name
Mother Tongue: the English Language
Item Height
198mm
Author
Bill Bryson
Publisher
Penguin Books LTD
Item Width
129mm
Subject
History
Item Weight
194g
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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A witty, irreverent but very useful account of the peculiarities of the English language. This book is designed to appeal to all lovers of language and history. The author also wrote The Lost Continent , Book of Blunders and Dictionary of Troublesome Words . Mother Tongue should appeal to all lovers of language and history and also those with a sense of humour.

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Penguin Books LTD
ISBN-13
9780140143058
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Author
Bill Bryson
Publication Name
Mother Tongue: the English Language
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
1991
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
194g

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Bill Bryson
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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    Fascinating

    Absolutely fascinating. In the first 5 pages I learned that English has 200,000 words in common use, while French has only 100,000, and that English is the only language that requires - or has - thesauruses. No wonder out language is so rich.

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  • Perfect for grammar freaks

    Love Bill Bryson’s writing style. Always a pleasure to read. Mother Tongue was one I didn’t have in my collection so I was pleased to snap it up on eBay.

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  • Bill Bryson is so funny and educational at the same time, a compelling book.

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  • a gem of a book

    as fascinating and entertaining read as all his other books. Every one guaranteed to amuse and worth re-reading multiple times. Bill Bryson is a master wordsmith

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  • Bill Bryson at his usual high standard

    As one would expect of Bill Bryson, this is an intelligent and amusing book: The best method of educating, making the "lessons" funny and memorable

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