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Words in Time and Place

Exploring Language Through the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary

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How has the English language developed over time? How have words entered the English language, or changed their meaning? David Crystal takes us on a wonderful tour through the origins and evolution of 15 groups of words, from dying to spacecraft. His source is the monumental Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary.

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Words in Time and Place, David Crystal

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Titre
Words in Time and Place
Sous-titre
Exploring Language Through the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary
Langue
Anglais
Publié
2014
Format
rigide
Pages
320
ISBN10
0199680477
ISBN13
9780199680474
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How has the English language developed over time? How have words entered the English language, or changed their meaning? David Crystal takes us on a wonderful tour through the origins and evolution of 15 groups of words, from dying to spacecraft. His source is the monumental Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary.