číslo produktu:208208
rezervujRok vydania: 1991
Vydavateľ: Penguin books
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How did English, 'treated for centuries as the inadequate and second-rate tongue of peasants' become the undisputed global language? How did words like shampoo, sofa and rowdy (and others drawn from over fifty languages) find their way into our dictionary? In this revealing and often hilarious book, Bill Bryson examines the mother tongue and explores the countless varieties of English and the perils of marketing brands with names like Pschitt and Super Piss. With entertaining sections on the oddities of swearing and spelling, spoonerisms and Scrabble, and a consideration of what we mean by 'good English', "Mother Tongue" is one of the most stimulating books yet written on this endlessly engrossing subject.
Vydavateľstvo: Penguin books
Rok vydania: 1991
Počet strán: 278
Formát: 125 x 195
ISBN: 0-140-14305-X
(014014305X)
EAN: 9780140143058
Väzba: mäkká, bez prebalu
Orientačná váha: 214 g
Jazyk: en