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A History of English Words

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This book traces the remarkable reconfigurations that English lexishas undergone in the past millennium. The vocabulary is studied asan indicator of social change, a symbol reflecting different socialdynamics between speech communities, on models of dominance, cohabitation, colonialism and globalisation. Comprehensive guide to the evolution of the Englishvocabulary.Well known passages from literature are used to illustrate thevariety of English words.Accessible discussion of Latin, Greek, Germanic andNorman-French languages.Contains original research into the make-up of the currentlexical core of English.

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A History of English Words, Geoffrey Hughes

Język
Rok wydania
1999
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(miękka),
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Tytuł
A History of English Words
Język
angielski
Rok wydania
1999
Oprawa
miękka
Liczba stron
452
ISBN10
063118855X
ISBN13
9780631188551
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Ocena
3,45 z 5
Opis
This book traces the remarkable reconfigurations that English lexishas undergone in the past millennium. The vocabulary is studied asan indicator of social change, a symbol reflecting different socialdynamics between speech communities, on models of dominance, cohabitation, colonialism and globalisation. Comprehensive guide to the evolution of the Englishvocabulary.Well known passages from literature are used to illustrate thevariety of English words.Accessible discussion of Latin, Greek, Germanic andNorman-French languages.Contains original research into the make-up of the currentlexical core of English.