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01219cam a2200277 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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20934335 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20231212142222.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
891220s1990 nyu b 001 0 eng d |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
89077521 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0688078958 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
XDM |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
CTMA |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
PE1072 |
| Item number |
.B76 1990 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
420/.9 |
| Edition number |
20 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Bryson, Bill. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
4402 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The mother tongue : |
| Remainder of title |
English & how it got that way / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Bill Bryson. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
W. Morrow, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c1990. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
270 p. ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-255) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
The world's language -- The dawn of language -- Global language -- The first thousand years -- Where words come from -- Pronunciation -- Varieties of English -- Spelling -- Good English and bad -- Order out of chaos -- Old world, new world -- English as a world language -- Names -- Swearing -- Wordplay -- The future of English. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
The acclaimed author of The Lost Continent explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
English language |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
15144 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Koha item type |
Book |