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The mother tongue : English & how it got that way / Bill Bryson.

By:

Bryson, Bill, 1951-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : William Morrow and Comany, Inc. , c1990.Description: 270 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

0380715430

Subject(s):

English language -- --History

DDC classification:

420.9 BRY

LOC classification:

PE1072 .B76 1990

Summary: A history of the English language written in a non-technical manner for a general audience. Bryson begins with language's Neanderthal origins and goes on the describe the key people and events that have shaped English into its modern form and character.

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Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	420.9 BRY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		030918

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-255) and index.

A history of the English language written in a non-technical manner for a general audience. Bryson begins with language's Neanderthal origins and goes on the describe the key people and events that have shaped English into its modern form and character.

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