by Bill Bryson · Gardners Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140143058
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«Mother Tongue: The English Language» is Bill Bryson's essay on the history of English, in paperback from Gardners Books (288 pages, in English).
Bryson traces how English went from being a «language of peasants» to a global language and how words from over fifty languages, such as shampoo or sofa, entered the dictionary. He analyzes varieties of English, commercial brands like Pschitt or Super Piss, quirks of slang and spelling, and wordplay.
Work originally published as «The Mother Tongue: The Story of the English Language». This paperback edition was released on September 26, 1991.
For readers curious about the history of English, linguistics, and popular science with humor and everyday examples.
William McGuire Bryson is an American-British journalist and author. Bryson has written nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Born in the United States, he has resided in Britain for most of his adult life, returning to the U.S. between 1995 and 2003, and holds dual American and British citizenship. He was the chancellor of Durham University from 2005 to 2011.
