MOTHER TONGUE: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

BRYSON, BILL

BRYSON, BILL / MOTHER TONGUE: ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Format: Book - Paperback
Released: Sun 1 Dec 1991
Catalogue Number: 9780140143058

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InthishymntothemothertongueBillBrysonexamineshowalanguage'treatedforcenturiesastheinadequateandsecond-ratetongueofpeasants'hasnowbecometheundisputedgloballanguage(morepeoplelearnEnglishinChinathanliveintheUSA).Heexplainshowthewordsshampoo,sofa,slogan,OKandrowdy(andothersdrawnfromoverfiftylanguages)gotintoourdictionariesandhowthemajordictionarieswerecreated.HeexploresthecountlessvarietiesofEnglish-fromAmericantoAustralian,fromCreoletoCockneyrhymingslang-andtheperilsofmarketingbrandswithnameslikePschittandSuperPiss.Withentertainingsectionsontheodditiesofswearingandspelling,spoonerismsandScrabble,andaconsiderationofwhatwemeanby'goodEnglish',MotherTongueisoneofthemoststimulatingbooksyetwrittenonthisendlesslyengrossingsubject.

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