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0141040084 
Paperback Mother tongue: the story of the English language
Publication year: 2009
Language: English
Media Paperback
Classification: 428.2
Publisher: Viking, 2009
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 0141040084 9780141040080
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Packed with fascinating facts on the English language, 'Mother Tongue' is an entertaining and didactic investigation of the influence and distribution of the language worldwide and its origins as a second-rate tongue spoken by peasants. Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton, 1990
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Year: 2020.
Language: English
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Edition: Unabridged ed.
Publisher: Bolinda/Audible audio
Resource type: Electronic material
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Language: English
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Resource type: Physical
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Resource type: Physical
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Resource type: Electronic material
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