Bryson, Bill. <br/><br/>
The mother tongue :  English & how it got that way / 
Bill Bryson. 
 - New York :  Avon Books,  1990. 
 - 270 pages ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> Published by arrangement with William Morrow and Company, Inc. 
<br/><br/> Offers a journey through the intricacies, puzzles, and quirks of the English language, tracing the history of English from its earliest origins to the present day. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780688078959 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>89077521 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--History.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE 1072  / B76 1990