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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Klausner, Janet
Other Authors: Doniger, Nancy (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crowell, c1990.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:vii, 198 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-194) and index.
ISBN:0690048319 :
0690048335 (lib. bdg.)