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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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Words in Time and Place, David Crystal

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2014
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Titolo
Words in Time and Place
Sottotitolo
Exploring Language Through the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
2014
Formato
Copertina rigida
Pagine
320
ISBN10
0199680477
ISBN13
9780199680474
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Descrizione
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.