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About 66 pages (19,644 words) in 3 products |
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The Mother Tongue Lesson Plan
35,490 words, approx. 118 pages
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228 words, approx. 1 pages
 The Mother Tongue (ISBN 0-888-07895-8) is a book by Bill Bryson which wittily compiles the history and origins of the English language and the language's various quirks. Subtitled English And How It Got That Way. The book discusses the Indo-European...
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 National Catholic Reporter Mother Tongue. (book reviews)
12/09/1994: 726 words, approx. 2 pages Demetria Martinez's Mother Tongue is a love story set in Albuquerque, N.M., about Jose Luis, a Salvadoran refugee, and Mary, a sometimes dreamy Mexican-American, who yearns to heal her new friend and his preoccupation with a war-torn, nightmarish past. Mary says, "With the... summary from source:
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) TICKLING THE MOTHER TONGUE.(Books)(Review)
09/07/1997: 680 words, approx. 2 pages Byline: David Milofsky Watching My Language By William Safire. Random House, 285 pages, $27.50. Although William Safire describes himself as a lexicographer, his most notable contribution to the language might well be the phrase ''nattering nabobs of negativism,'' which,... summary from source:
 AP News Hawaiian language making strong comeback
4/13/2007: 1,424 words, approx. 5 pagesPortraits in the school's library are not of U.S. presidents but Hawaiian royalty, from King Kamehameha to Princess Ka'iulani. Near the classroom door rubber slippers are tidily lined up by the students, who go barefoot. The calendar shows it's the month of "Malaki."Hawaiian language and...
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 Critical Essay by Astrid M. Fellner
8,232 words, approx. 27 pages
In the following excerpt, Fellner emphasizes the key role of language and translation in the process of self-definition undergone by María in Demetria Martínez's Mother Tongue.
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