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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Bill Bryson |
| ISBN: | 0380715430 9780380715435 0688078958 9780688078959 |
| OCLC Number: | 20934335 |
| Notes: | Published by arrangement with William Morrow and Company, Inc. |
| Description: | 270 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | The world's language -- The dawn of language -- Global language -- The first thousand years -- Where words come from -- Pronunciation -- Varieties of English -- Spelling -- Good English and bad -- Order out of chaos -- Old world, new world -- English as a world language -- Names -- Swearing -- Wordplay -- The future of English. |
| Responsibility: | Bill Bryson. |
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