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The Oxford guide to etymology / Philip Durkin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Durkin, Philip.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Etymology.
- English language.
- Language and languages--Etymology.
- Language and languages.
- Physical Description:
- x, 347 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- About this book
- Introduction
- What is a word? : which words need etymologies?
- Are words coherent entities?
- Word formation
- Lexical borrowing
- The mechanisms of borrowing
- Change in word form
- Semantic change
- Etymology and names
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Suggestions for further reading
- References
- General index
- Index of word forms.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780199236510
- 0199236518
- OCLC:
- 301948893
- Online:
- Publisher description
- Contributor biographical information
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