The Mother Tongue

图书标准信息

• 作者 Bill Bryson（比尔·布莱森） 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 1991-09
• ISBN 9780380715435
• 定价 140.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 272页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Withdazzlingwitandastonishinginsight,BillBryson—theacclaimedauthorofTheLostContinent—brilliantlyexplorestheremarkablehistory,eccentricities,resilienceandsheerfunoftheEnglishlanguage.Fromthefirstdescentofthelarynxintothethroat(whyyoucantalkbutyourdogcan't),tothefinelostartofswearing,Brysontellsthefascinating,oftenuproariousstoryofaninadequate,second-ratetongueofpeasantsthatdevelopedintooneoftheworld'slargestgrowthindustries.

【作者简介】

Withawackyworldview--andwanderlust--thatgarnershimcomparisonstoeveryonefromChaucertoDaveBarry,BillBrysonentertainsreadersaroundtheworldwithhistraveloguesandriffsontheintricaciesoflanguage.