Hitchings, Henry,  1974- <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-404) and indexes. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780374254100 (alk. paper) 0374254109 (alk. paper) 9780719564543 (hbk.) 0719564549 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008026055 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA804350  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>014487572  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Lexicography--History.<br/>English language--Etymology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1580  / .H45 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>422