정보
- ISBN : 0380715430
- 출판사 : Harper Perennial
- 출판일 : 19910901
- 저자 : Bill Bryson
요약
● 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 cant), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells the fascinating, often uproarious story of an inadeq…
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…
The Mother Tongue (Paperback)