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The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got that Way

With surprising wit and remarkable perception, invoice Bryson—the acclaimed author of The lost Continent—brilliantly explores the superb history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you could communicate however your canine can not), to the satisfactory lost artwork of swearing, Bryson tells the captivating, regularly uproarious story of an inadequate, 2nd-fee tongue of peasants that advanced into one of the world’s largest growth industries.

A extraordinary creation to the examine of the English language thru linguistics and etymology. The name, “English, and the way it were given That manner” is as correct as may be. almost each person is aware about the Germanic origins of English, and the Classical Latin and Greek affects, but other influences- Turkish, Indian, Celtic, and many others- are protected and made clear.

Even though Gaelic turned into spoken at some stage in the British Isles, previous to the Roman conquest within the 1st and 2d centuries CE, shockingly little of it stays in modern spoken English, and Bryson tells us why. This and different fascinating bits of statistics look ahead to the reader, and all is supplied in a totally handy, and approachable manner. teachers may also locate some details and specifics wanting, however for the armchair etymologist, this e-book is a ought to-read.

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The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got that Way Details

• Author : Bill Bryson ( Download PDF : )


• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Reissue edition (June 2, 2015)


• Publication Date: June 2, 2015


• File Size: 1209 KB


• Print Length: 274 pages


• Language: English


• ASIN: B00T3DR56C

About the Author

Bill Bryson’s many books include, most recently In a Sunburned Country, as well as I’m a Stranger Here Myself, A walk in the Woods, Neither Here Nor There, Made in America, and The Mother Tongue.He edited The Best American Travel Writing 2000. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he lived in England for almost two decades. He now lives in Hanover, New Hampshire, with his wife and four children.