Discovering Words
For centuries English has assimilated words from other languages. Julian Walker offers a treasury of word histories, showing the variety of ways in which the words we use have evolved. The book is arranged into subjects, within which a selection of words are traced back through the stages by which they came to be part of the English language, and through more recent changes over time in form and meaning. Historical dictionaries such as Johnson's and Webster's are referenced throughout, especially where there has been disagreement over the histories and 'proper' form of words. 'Discovering Words' provides an enticing introduction to the subjec…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-7478-1309-5
- EAN: 9780747813095
- Produktnummer: 14482877
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 128 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
- Abbildungen: 50 b/w
Über den Autor
Julian Walker is an author working on First World War language discourse, and an Associate Lecturer at the University of the Arts London, UK.
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