The world of words : an introduction to language in general and to English and American in particular / / Eric Partridge
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (x, 354 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 401 |
| Soggetto topico: | Language and languages |
| English language - History | |
| English language - Etymology | |
| Americanisms | |
| Note generali: | First published in 1938 by George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The world of words |
| ISBN: | 1-317-44558-9 |
| 1-138-90444-9 | |
| 1-315-69632-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910788127803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
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