The Mother Tongue
The Mother Tongue

The Mother Tongue
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Product NameThe Mother Tongue
ManufacturerHarperCollins
Product Number MPN0380715430
Retail Price $14.00
EAN-1409780380715435
UPC978038071543
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TitleThe Mother Tongue
ISBN0380715430
Author(s)Bill Bryson
Release Date1991-09-01
FormatPaperback
Num of Pages272
Num. of Items1
EAN9780380715435
Weight0.5 lbs.
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4 Star Rating  "wonderful research"2009-09-25
- Reviewed By fallen@uslink.net
Interesting information that has to have been a monumental task for the author. Not an easy read, but very interesting for writers, teachers, and others that are intrigued by the English language and its development and changes both over time and from place to place.
 
5 Star Rating  "Funny and perceptive"2009-08-29
- Reviewed By User: A3COCYAYUVHUHN
A thoroughly enjoyable and thought provoking look at derivations of words and implications for the English language. Has heaps of examples linked by interesting narrative and tends to be selective and readable rather than comprehensive and dull. A 15 year-old friend enjoyed it too.
 
2 Star Rating  "Interesting But Also Disappointing"2009-07-29
- Reviewed By rusgc
Others with more knowlege than I have commented on the errors and misstatements by the author. I'm a fan of his. "Walk in the Woods" and "The History Of Almost Everything" are 2 books I recommend to friends and family.
This review will be brief. I'm facintated by the subject of languages and how they develop and evolve. Some chapters were very interesting, others became bogged down in too many linguistic technicalities for me and I resorted to skimming or even skipping to get through them. After reading the reviews of those who say they are knowlegable on the subject, I'm disappointed I spent as much time as I did trying to absorb and remember many of his explanations, observations and factoids. There may be other books, with equal readability but more credibilty on the subject.
 
4 Star Rating  "Fascinating study"2009-06-13
- Reviewed By curransatsautee
I love Bill Bryson, and this book was no disappointment. There's not quite as much humor in it as in some of the others, but there are still plenty of laughs (one of my main motivations for reading his work). The information in this book fascinated me. Yes, it may not be the most authoritative work on the English language as some have said, but that's not why one reads Bill Bryson. I enjoyed it thoroughly and will continue to read and reread his books.
 
4 Star Rating  "lots of laughs"2009-05-18
- Reviewed By User: A2NQWPJ8EBWM3L
I read this book during a summer break while camping, and it was a very enjoyable read. I have read many unhappy scholars' reviews of this book, that there is misinformation, incorrect facts ... and that might be true ... but for a lucky-unknowing-uncaring reader looking for some fun and lots of laughs ... this is a great choice!
 
4 Star Rating  "Fascinating"2009-05-06
- Reviewed By User: ANWFVO7ND2Z60
This book is completely enthralling. It may not be completely accurate, as some other reviewers have pointed out, but as a layman's text it does what it's meant to do: hook the reader on the subject matter. For someone interested in linguistics, there is nothing boring in this book. It will definitely make you want to know more. In this case, I think it's more important that the text be interesting than completely accurate, especially as it's largely anecdotal: no one should be using it for a research paper. Once the reader's interest is captured, they'll go on to bigger, better books and have the facts straightened out. And if they don't, does it really matter if they're stuck thinking that Finnish has only one swear word? It's a fun book, and I highly recommend it to anyone even mildly curious about language and linguistics. It'll definitely pique your interest.
 
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