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A history of English words / Geoffrey Hughes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hughes, Geoffrey, 1939-
- Series:
- Language library
- The language library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lexicology.
- English language--History.
- English language.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 430 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 2000.
- Summary:
- The history of the English language is a vast and expanding subject. This book traces the stages of the remarkable growth of the language, how it survived being displaced as the official language of England, and how in the last four centuries it has expanded through colonialism, trade and prestige to become the most spoken language in the world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-420) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0631188541
- 063118855X
- OCLC:
- 40839918
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