01908cam a2200433 i 4500 2807076019 TxAuBib 20250707120000.0 r 260327s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062417442 electronic bk. 0062417444 electronic bk. MWT12391928 Midwest rda TxAuBib rda Bryson, Bill, author. The Mother Tongue [Hoopla] : English and How it Got that Way / Bill Bryson. [United States : HarperCollins, 2015. Made available through hoopla. 1 online resource (320 pages.) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Instant title available through hoopla. With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson-the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent-brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells the fascinating, often uproarious story of an inadequate, second-rate tongue of peasants that developed into one of the world's largest growth industries. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Hoopla eBook. English language History. Language and languages. Language arts. Linguistics. Reference books. Social history. Dictionaries. lcgft History. fast Humor. fast Electronic books. hoopla digital. https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12391928?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4337 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/hpc_9780062417442_180.jpeg Cover image