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Autore |
Partridge Eric <1894-1979., > |
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Titolo |
The world of words : an introduction to language in general and to English and American in particular / / Eric Partridge |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-44558-9 |
1-138-90444-9 |
1-315-69632-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 354 pages) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Language and languages |
English language - History |
English language - Etymology |
Americanisms |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published in 1938 by George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Families of languages -- 2. The English language -- 3. The American language -- 4. How words begin -- 5. Why words get new meanings and why languages change -- 6. Why some words live, some die; fashions in words -- 7. English : good; bad; and worse -- 8. What grammar is : and why -- 9. The fun of word history. |
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