The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
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The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way is a popular nonfiction book that humorously explores the history, quirks, and global evolution of the English language.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20426819 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way Context triple: [Bill Bryson, notableWork, The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way]
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A.
The History of Language
The History of Language is a scholarly work by philologist Henry Sweet that examines the development, structure, and evolution of human languages over time.
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B.
Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English
Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English is a book that explores the history, structure, and cultural significance of African American Vernacular English and argues for its legitimacy as a rich and expressive language variety.
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C.
On Language
On Language is a popular collection of William Safire’s witty and insightful columns exploring usage, grammar, and the evolution of the English language.
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D.
A Farewell to English
A Farewell to English is a 1975 poetry collection by Irish poet Michael Hartnett in which he famously renounces writing in English in favor of the Irish language, making it a landmark work in modern Irish literature.
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E.
History and the Testimony of Language
"History and the Testimony of Language" is a scholarly work by Christopher Ehret that uses comparative historical linguistics to reconstruct aspects of early human history, cultures, and migrations, particularly in Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way Target entity description: The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way is a popular nonfiction book that humorously explores the history, quirks, and global evolution of the English language.
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A.
The History of Language
The History of Language is a scholarly work by philologist Henry Sweet that examines the development, structure, and evolution of human languages over time.
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B.
Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English
Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English is a book that explores the history, structure, and cultural significance of African American Vernacular English and argues for its legitimacy as a rich and expressive language variety.
-
C.
On Language
On Language is a popular collection of William Safire’s witty and insightful columns exploring usage, grammar, and the evolution of the English language.
-
D.
A Farewell to English
A Farewell to English is a 1975 poetry collection by Irish poet Michael Hartnett in which he famously renounces writing in English in favor of the Irish language, making it a landmark work in modern Irish literature.
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E.
History and the Testimony of Language
"History and the Testimony of Language" is a scholarly work by Christopher Ehret that uses comparative historical linguistics to reconstruct aspects of early human history, cultures, and migrations, particularly in Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
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