Words in time : a social history of English vocabulary /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hughes, Geoffrey, 1939-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Blackwell, 1988.
Series:	Language library.
Subjects:	Lexicology. English language > Etymology. English language > Social aspects. English language > History.

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