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Words on the move : why English won't - and can't - sit still (like, literally) /

A bestselling linguist takes us on a lively tour of how the English language is evolving before our eyes and why we should embrace this transformation and not fight it. Language is always changing, but we tend not to like it. We understand that new words must be created for new things, but the way E...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McWhorter, John H. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
English language.
Linguistic change.
Language and languages > Variation.
Language and languages > Etymology.
Sociolinguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Etymology.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.

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Call Number: P40.5.L54 M39 2016
 
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