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A History of English Words

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A History of English Words
This book traces the remarkable reconfigurations that English lexis has undergone in the past millennium. The vocabulary is studied as an indicator of social change, a symbol reflecting different social dynamics between speech communities, on models of dominance, cohabitation, colonialism and globalisation.
- Comprehensive guide to the evolution of the English vocabulary.
- Well known passages from literature are used to illustrate the variety of English words.
- Accessible discussion of Latin, Greek, Germanic and Norman-French languages.
- Contains original research into the make-up of the current lexical core of English.

Country	USA
Author	Geoffrey Hughes
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780631188551
Edition	1
ISBN	063118855X
Label	Wiley-Blackwell
Manufacturer	Wiley-Blackwell
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	452
PublicationDate	2000-02-21
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Studio	Wiley-Blackwell
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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