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Borrowed words : a history of loanwords in English /

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Philip Durkin examines how, when, and why English took words from other languages and explains how to find their origins and reasons for adoption.

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Main Author: Durkin, Philip
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Scholarship Online, 2014.
Subjects:
English language > Foreign words and phrases.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Etymology.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
English language > Foreign words and phrases
Electronic books.
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Summary:Philip Durkin examines how, when, and why English took words from other languages and explains how to find their origins and reasons for adoption.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780191667060
0191667064
1306300231
9781306300230