Mother Tongue：The Story of the English Language

作者 Bill Bryson著
出版社 Penguin
出版时间 2011年9月
ISBN 9780141040080
定价 118.50

内容简介

'Morethan300millionpeopleintheworldspeakEnglishandtherest,itsometimesseems,tryto...'OnlyBillBrysoncouldmakeabookabouttheEnglishlanguagesoentertaining.Withhisboundlessenthusiasmandrestlesseyefortheabsurd,thisishisastonishingtourofEnglish.Fromitsmongreloriginstoitsstatusastheworld'smost-spokentongue;itsapparentsimplicitytoitsdeceptivecomplexity;itsvibrantswearingtoitsuncertainspellingandpronunciation,Brysoncoversallthisaswellasthemanycuriouseccentricitiesthatmakeitasmaddeningtolearnasitisflexibletouse.BillBryson'sclassicMotherTongueisahighlyreadableandhilarioustaleofhowEnglishcametobetheworld'slanguage.

作者简介

BillBryson'sistheauthorofmanybooksincluding,mostrecently,hismemoirTheLifeandTimesoftheThunderboltKidandShakespeare.AShortHistoryofNearlyEverythingwasshortlistedfortheSamuelJohnsonPrize,andwontheAventisPrizeforScienceBooksandtheDescartesScienceCommunicationPrize.

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