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Borrowed Words: A History of Loanwords in English by Philip Durkin (Paperback, 2015)

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This accessible history of how, when, and why English has borrowed words from other languages shows how to discover their origins, when and why they were adopted, and what happens to them later. The history of English shows the effects of contact with languages in many contexts, including range from Latin, Greek, Scandinavian, Celtic, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian, to Hebrew, Maori, Malay, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, and Yiddish.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13
9780198736493
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209358316

Product Key Features

Author
Philip Durkin
Publication Name
Borrowed Words: a History of Loanwords in English
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Writing & Reading
Publication Year
2015
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
512 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
244mm
Item Width
174mm
Item Weight
838g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Philip Durkin
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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