The secret life of words : how English became English /
Hitchings, Henry, 1974-
The secret life of words : how English became English / Henry Hitchings. - 1st American ed. - New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. - 440 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-404) and indexes.
9780374254100 (alk. paper) 0374254109 (alk. paper) 9780719564543 (hbk.) 0719564549 (hbk.)
2008026055
GBA804350 bnb
014487572 Uk
English language--Lexicography--History.
English language--Etymology.
PE1580 / .H45 2008
422
The secret life of words : how English became English / Henry Hitchings. - 1st American ed. - New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. - 440 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-404) and indexes.
9780374254100 (alk. paper) 0374254109 (alk. paper) 9780719564543 (hbk.) 0719564549 (hbk.)
2008026055
GBA804350 bnb
014487572 Uk
English language--Lexicography--History.
English language--Etymology.
PE1580 / .H45 2008
422