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The secret life of words : how English became English /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hitchings, Henry, 1974-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
Edition:1st American ed.
Subjects:
English language > Lexicography > History.
English language > Etymology.
Description
Physical Description:440 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-404) and indexes.
ISBN:9780374254100 (alk. paper)
0374254109 (alk. paper)
9780719564543 (hbk.)
0719564549 (hbk.)