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The Mother Tongue: English & How It Got That Way
de Bill Bryson
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0888078951
- ISBN 13
- 9780888078957
- Librería
-
Decatur, Georgia, United States
Precio
EUR 2.82EUR 2.54
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Sobre este artículo
272 pages. BOMC edition. Good condition. Text pages are clean with no writing or markings; small check mark to front free end paper. Binding is strong; no leaning or shelf cocking to spine. Dust jacket is intact, not clipped, with minor edge wear, chipping, and small closed tears. Mild soiling to spine.
Sinopsis
The Mother Tongue is a book by Bill Bryson which wittily compiles the history and origins of the English language and the language's various quirks. It is subtitled English And How It Got That Way. The book discusses the Indo-European origins of English, the growing status of English as a global language, the complex etymology of English words, the dialects of English, spelling reform, prescriptive grammar, and more minor topics including swearing.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Morton Brothers Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 000257
- Título
- The Mother Tongue: English & How It Got That Way
- Autor
- Bill Bryson
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Book Club Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0888078951
- ISBN 13
- 9780888078957
- Editorial
- William Morrow
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1990
- Páginas
- 272
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Language, Linguistics, and Etymology;
Términos de venta
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- BOMC
- Book-of-the-Month Club These are popular books republished and sold at a discounted price by one of these many clubs, the...
