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English: Its Life and Times
by Robert Claiborne
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (1994-04-14)
ISBN: 0747516979
EAN: 9780747516972
Dewy Decimal #: 420.9
Paperback: 352 pages
SKU: M7130
Condition: Good
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Product Description
This is an examination of the developments in English's linguistic history. The book investigates where various English words originated and the author shows that words can tell us how our linguistic ancestors lived, where they travelled and with whom they came in contact.
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