Mother Tongue: The English Language
| Author | Bill Bryson |
| Genre | Non-fiction, Language, Linguistics |
| First published | 1990-07 |
| Original Language | English |
| First published | 1990-07 |
| Links | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_Tongue |
| Notes | Mother Tongue: The English Language, and published in the USA as The Mother Tongue: English & How It Got That Way, is a book by Bill Bryson which compiles the history and origins of the English and the language's various quirks. The book discusses the Indo-European origins of English, the growing status of English as a global language, the complex etymology of English words, the dialects of English, spelling reform, prescriptive grammar, and more minor topics including swearing. |
Editions 2
Add Edition| Title | Publisher | Format | Language | Location | Dates | Impression | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mother Tongue | Penguin Books | Paperback | English | London | 1991 | |
 | Mother Tongue: The English Language | Penguin Books | Paperback | English | Harmondsworth | 1991 |