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The Mother Tongue - English And How It Got That Way
de Bryson, Bill
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Aceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0380715430
- ISBN 13
- 9780380715435
- Librería
-
Champaign, Illinois, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
William Morrow Paperbacks, 1990-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. 5x0x8. Significant wear. No loose pages. Slight tanning. Dog eared pages. Spine creased; pages tight. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids.
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
- Orphans Treasure Box
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- OM090120069
- Título
- The Mother Tongue - English And How It Got That Way
- Autor
- Bryson, Bill
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0380715430
- ISBN 13
- 9780380715435
- Editorial
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1990-01-01
- Tamaño
- 5x0x8
- X weight
- 9 oz
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Orphans Treasure Box
Miembro de Biblio desde 2013
Champaign, Illinois
Sobre Orphans Treasure Box
We are Orphans Treasure Box Books, an online used book store that turns unwanted books into resources for orphans, vulnerable kids, and adoptive families. We are a 501(c)3 organization that sets aside jobs in our growing business for homeless, single parents. Check out our website at www.orphanstreasurebox.org
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
