Words in Time and Place: Exploring Language Through the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary

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How has the English language developed over time? How have words entered the English language, or changed their meaning? David Crystal takes us on a wonderful tour through the origins and evolution of 15 groups of words, from dying to spacecraft. His source is the monumental Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary.

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EAN/ISBN:: 9780199680474
Medium:: Bound edition
Number of pages:: 304
Publication date:: 2014-09-18
Publisher:: Oxford University Press
Languages:: english
Manufacturer:: Unknown

EAN/ISBN:: 9780199680474
Medium:: Bound edition
Number of pages:: 304
Publication date:: 2014-09-18
Publisher:: Oxford University Press
Languages:: english
Manufacturer:: Unknown

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