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The mother tongue : (Record no. 251542)

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001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field mothertongueengl00brys
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field CaSfIA
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20140120101545.0
007 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED FIELD--GENERAL INFORMATION
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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 891220t19911990nyu b 001 0 eng d
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 89077521
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency
Transcribing agency DLC
Modifying agency XDM
-- YDXCP
-- BTCTA
-- IBV
-- BAKER
-- GSL
-- MNM
-- DEBSZ
-- CaSfIA
019 ## -
-- 23817622
-- 24328463
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0380715430 (pbk.)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780380715435 (pbk.)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0688078958
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780688078959
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)20934335
Canceled/invalid control number (OCoLC)23817622
-- (OCoLC)24328463
042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE
Authentication code lccopycat
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number PE1072
Item number .B76 1990
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number DF261.A8
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 420/.9
Edition number 20
029 1# - (OCLC)
OCLC library identifier NLGGC
System control number 081645139
029 1# - (OCLC)
OCLC library identifier YDXCP
System control number 563251
029 1# - (OCLC)
OCLC library identifier NZ1
System control number 3642736
029 1# - (OCLC)
OCLC library identifier AU@
System control number 000006934291
029 1# - (OCLC)
OCLC library identifier NLGGC
System control number 089731700
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Bryson, Bill.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The mother tongue :
Medium [electronic resource]
Remainder of title English & how it got that way /
Statement of responsibility, etc Bill Bryson.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Avon Books,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 1991, c1990.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 270 p. ;
Dimensions 21 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Published by arrangement with William Morrow and Company, Inc.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 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.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element English language
General subdivision History.
856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/mothertongueengl00brys">http://www.archive.org/details/mothertongueengl00brys</a>
Public note Free eBook from the Internet Archive
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL18351186M">http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL18351186M</a>
Public note Additional information and access via Open Library
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type E-BOOKS

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