00000nam a2200000 a 4500 Bryson, Bill aut Verfasser/-in Englisch Sprache Geschichte Sprachfallen Sprachentwicklung Kuriosität Mother Tongue the story of the English language Bill Bryson London Penguin Books 2009 3. Auflage With dazzling wit and astonishing insight Bill Bryson explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells the fascinating story of an inadequate, second-rate tongue of peasants that developed into the leading world language. 9780141040080 9780141040080 0141040084 0141040084 eng 0 269 Seiten