{"product_id":"9780141040080","title":"Mother Tongue: The Story of the English Language","description":"Author: Bryson, Bill\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780141040080\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2010\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 22mm\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003eA fresh new look for Bill Bryson's two exceptional classics on the English language\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'More than 300 million people in the world speak English and the rest, it sometimes seems, try to...'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly Bill Bryson could make a book about the English language so entertaining. With his boundless enthusiasm and restless eye for the absurd, this is his astonishing tour of English. From its mongrel origins to its status as the world's most-spoken tongue; its apparent simplicity to its deceptive complexity; its vibrant swearing to its uncertain spelling and pronunciation, Bryson covers all this as well as the many curious eccentricities that make it as maddening to learn as it is flexible to use. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill Bryson's classic \u003ci\u003eMother Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly readable and hilarious tale of how English came to be the world's language.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44268295520414,"sku":"UBD-9780141040080","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780141040080.jpg?v=1725451707","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780141040080","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}