Bryson, Bill,  1951- <br/><br/>
The mother tongue :  English & how it got that way / 
Bill Bryson. 
 - 1. ed 
 - New York   W. Morrow,  cop. 1990. 
 - 270 p.  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-255) and index. 
<br/><br/> Covers the history of language from its beginnings to the explosion of English as a global language in the twentieth century. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0688078958  CIP rev. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Engelska spr�ket--historia<br/>English language--History
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>ისტორია  ინგლისური ენა 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>420  / .9 
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>811  / B-91