The book is engaging, funny and full of lighthearted trivia. Instead, the language is left to academic and public figures to use and often misuse. Bill Bryson’s love of the English language shines through the book, even though it might seem a bit opinionated The Mother Tongue is not a detailed history of the English language, but a light reading which is informative and interesting. The proposals of national academies, such as the Academie Francaise, have generally failed as reforming tools. The Mother Tongue - English And How It Got That Way Paperback Januby Bill Bryson (Author) 6,979 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 13.49 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Library Binding 22.01 5 Used from 22.01 2 New from 22.02 2 Collectible from 49.
One of the reasons for this, according to Bryson, is that English grammar rules are based on Latin, which has a different grammatical structure than English.Īttempts to analyze and regulate the English language go back sometime and eventually result in various organizations that left no lasting changes. Hometown: Hanover, New Hampshire Date of Birth: 1951 Place of Birth: Des Moines, Iowa Education: B.A.
He gives many examples of how English grammar is misused, even by academic experts on the subject. Bill Bryson's bestselling books include One Summer, A Short History of Nearly Everything, At Home, A Walk in the Woods, Neither Here nor There, Made in America, and The Mother Tongue. Chapter 9 Good English and Bad Summary and Analysisīryson discusses the grammatical aspects of the English language with particular attention to parts of speech and how words are used in different ways to express both different and similar meanings.
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