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MARC Record from Library of Congress

Record ID marc_loc_updates/v37.i10.records.utf8:8051350:1101
Source Library of Congress
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LEADER: 01101cam a22002898a 4500
001 2008020983
003 DLC
005 20090305071613.0
008 080508s2008 nyu b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2008020983
020 $a9781592403950
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aPE1075$b.M597 2008
082 00 $a420.9$222
100 1 $aMcWhorter, John H.
245 10 $aOur magnificent bastard tongue the untold history of English /$cJohn McWhorter.
260 $aNew York :$bGotham Books,$c2008.
263 $a0811
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aWe speak a miscegenated grammar -- A lesson from the Celtic impact -- We speak a battered grammar -- Does our grammar channel our thought? -- Skeletons in the closet.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xHistory.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xEtymology.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xForeign elements.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xForeign words and phrases.
650 0 $aLanguages in contact.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2008020983-d.html