Henry Hitchings : The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English
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Author:
Henry Hitchings
Title:
The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English
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Published in:
English
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
448
Date:
2009-04-02
ISBN:
0719564557
Publisher:
John Murray
Weight:
0.62 pounds
Size:
5.04 x 1.14 x 7.72 inches
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Journey into the history of English and discover how words have been absorbed into our language to make it what it is today
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