Borrowed Words
A History Of Loanwords In English
- Editore:
OUP Oxford
- EAN:
9780198736493
- ISBN:
0198736495
- Pagine:
- 512
- Formato:
- Paperback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
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Descrizione Borrowed Words
This book shows how, when, and why English took words from other languages and explains how to find their origins and reasons for adoption. It covers the effects of contact with languages ranging from Latin and French to Yiddish, Chinese, and Maori, from Saxon times to the present. It will appeal to everyone interested in the history of English.
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