TY - BOOK AU - Bryson,Bill TI - The mother tongue: English & how it got that way SN - 0688078958 AV - PE1072 .B76 1990 U1 - 420/.9 20 PY - 1990/// CY - New York PB - W. Morrow KW - English language KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-255) and index ER -