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A History of English Words (Language Library)
A History of English Words - Language Library
Author: Geoffrey Hughes
Why does English have so many words? — Where have they all come from? — Why do we now have different vocabularies for various activities? — In A History of English Words, Geoffrey Hughues answers these questions in a comprehensive study of the evolution of English vocabulary which covers words as diverse as antidisestablishmentarianism to OK, and r...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780631188551
ISBN-10: 063118855X
Publication Date: 2/1/2000
Pages: 429
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Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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