# The Prodigal Tongue

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- Book: [The Prodigal Tongue](https://www.bookquiver.com/lynne-murphy/the-prodigal-tongue) ([The Prodigal Tongue.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/lynne-murphy/the-prodigal-tongue.md))
- Authors: [Lynne Murphy](https://www.bookquiver.com/lynne-murphy)
- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4313-110-6
- Pages: 368
- Published: 2018-04-10
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

CHOSEN BY THE ECONOMIST AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR An American linguist teaching in England explores the sibling rivalry between British and American English “English accents are the sexiest.”...