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The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
de Bill Bryson
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0965316599
- ISBN 13
- 9780965316590
- Librería
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Lexington, Missouri, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Perennial, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: . 270 pages. BCE. Light discoloring; a sound binding; very good shape. The jacket has light creasing and wear, a couple small nicks and stains. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Languages & Linguistics; ISBN: 0965316599. Inventory No: 185873. .
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
- Easy Chair Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 185873
- Título
- The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
- Autor
- Bill Bryson
- Ilustrador
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Condition
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0965316599
- ISBN 13
- 9780965316590
- Editorial
- Perennial
- Lugar de publicación
- Ny
- Fecha de publicación
- 1990
- Palabras clave
- BZDB23 Languages & Linguistics; ISBN: 0965316599 UPC: Original Bill Bryson The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Languages & Linguistics;
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