Talk about English how words travel and change
Traces the development of the English language from its earliest beginnings to modern English, explaining how individual words evolved as a result of events in English history, and through usage.
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Main Author: | Klausner, Janet. |
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Other Authors: | Doniger, Nancy. (Illustrator) |
Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Crowell,
c1990.
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