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347 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199691616
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 14 July 2011
Description
This practical introduction to word history investigates every aspect of where words come from and how they change. Philip Durkin, chief etymologist of the Oxford English Dictionary, shows how different types of evidence can shed light on the myri...
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347 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199691616
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 14 July 2011
Description
This practical introduction to word history investigates every aspect of where words come from and how they change. Philip Durkin, chief etymologist of the Oxford English Dictionary, shows how different types of evidence can shed light on the myri...