From Clerks to Corpora: Essays on the English Language Yesterday and Today by Gunnel Melchers, Britt Erman, Philip Shaw

From Clerks to Corpora: Essays on the English Language Yesterday and Today

Gunnel Melchers, Britt Erman, Philip Shaw

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Why is the Isle of Dogs in the Thames called Isle of Dogs? Did King Canute's men bring English usage back to Jutland? How can we find out where English speakers suck their breath in to give a short response? And what did the Bront s do about diale...

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