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Crystal, David, 1941-
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English language -- History.
English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Foreign elements.
English language -- Foreign words and phrases.
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Crystal, David, 1941-
English language -- History.
English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Foreign elements.
English language -- Foreign words and phrases.
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The
story
of
English
in
100
words
/ David Crystal.
by
Crystal, David, 1941-
St. Martin's Press, 2012.
Call #:
422 C957s
Subjects
English
language -- History.
English
language -- Etymology.
English
language -- Foreign elements.
English
language -- Foreign
words
and phrases.
ISBN:
9781250003461
1250003466
Alternate title:
Story
of
English
in one hundred
words
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Description:
xxi, 260 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: Profile Books, LTD : Great Britain, 2011.
Includes index.
Summary:
Demonstrates how the history of
English
vernacular is reflected in one hundred
words
with sources in key influences and events, from "roe" and "loaf" to "fopdoodle" and "twittersphere."
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422 C957s
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