TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bryson,Bill
TI  - The mother tongue: English & how it got that way 
SN  - 0380715430 (pbk.)
AV  - PE1072 .B76 1990
U1  - 420/.9 20
PY  - 1991///, c1990
CY  - New York
PB  - Avon Books
KW  - English language
KW  - History
N1  - Published by arrangement with William Morrow and Company, Inc; Includes bibliographical references; 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
UR  - http://www.archive.org/details/mothertongueengl00brys
UR  - http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL18351186M
ER  -