Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English Spelling
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David Wolman explores seven hundred years of trial, error, and reform that have made the history of English spelling a jumbled and fascinating mess. InRighting the Mother Tongue, the author of A Left-Hand Turn Around the World brings us the tangled story of English Spelling, from Olde English to email. Utterly captivating, deliciously edifying, and extremely witty,Righting the Mother Tongueis a treat for the language lover—a book that belongs in every personal library, right next to Eats, Shoots, and Leaves, and the works of Bill Bryson and Simon Winchester.
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Характеристики
- ФІО Автора
- David
Wolman - Мова
- Англійська
- ISBN
- 9780061708411
- Дата виходу
- 2008
