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Title:
Mother Tongue
Genre:
History
Informative
Reference
Cultural Studies
Linguistic
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Narrative:
Third Person
Type of Book:
Educational
Number of Pages:
203
Number of Chapters:
16
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:35:27
Synopsis:
196
In this hymn to the mother tongue Bill Bryson examines how a language âÂÂtreated for centuries as the inadequate and second-rate tongue of peasantsâ has now become the undisputed global language (more people learn English in China than live in the USA). He explains how the words shampoo, sofa, slogan, OK and rowdy (and others drawn from over fifty languages) got into our dictionaries and how the major dictionaries were created. He explores the countless varieties of English - from American to Australian, from Creole to Cockney rhyming slang - and the perils of marketing brands with names like Pschitt and Super Piss. With entertaining sections on the oddities of swearing and spelling, spoonerisms and Scrabble, and a consideration of what we mean by âÂÂgood EnglishâÂÂ, Mother Tongue is one of the most stimulating books yet written on this endlessly engrossing subject.
In this hymn to the mother tongue Bill Bryson examines how a language âÂÂtreated for centuries as the inadequate and second-rate tongue of peasantsâ has now become the undisputed global language (more people learn English in China than live in the USA). He explains how the words shampoo, sofa, slogan, OK and rowdy (and others drawn from over fifty languages) got into our dictionaries and how the major dictionaries were created. He explores the countless varieties of English - from American to Australian, from Creole to Cockney rhyming slang - and the perils of marketing brands with names like Pschitt and Super Piss. With entertaining sections on the oddities of swearing and spelling, spoonerisms and Scrabble, and a consideration of what we mean by âÂÂgood EnglishâÂÂ, Mother Tongue is one of the most stimulating books yet written on this endlessly engrossing subject.
Author:
Bill Bryson
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Barcode:
9780868246819
Language:
English
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:35:27
