Birding English : exploring the history of a language through 50 birds /

"Description: What do words as diverse as unkindness, haggard, who, asparagus, jizz, and singular they have to do with birds? Birding English discusses the connections between such words and the feathered inhabitants of our world. It is a revelatory journey through the history of English, an in...

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Main Author:	Withers, Jeremy (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2026]
Series:	Bur oak book.
Subjects:	English language > Etymology. English language > Terms and phrases. English language > History. Birds > Terminology. Anglais (Langue) > Étymologie. Anglais (Langue) > Mots et locutions. Oiseaux > Terminologie.