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A wide-ranging history of English language and vocabulary reveals hidden etymologies to reveal how English has absorbed words from hundreds of other languages and reflects key social changes.
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Henry Hitchings was born in 1974. Educated at the universities of Oxford and London, he is the author ofDefining the World and has contributed to many newspapers and magazines.
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- PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0374254109
- ISBN 13 9780374254100
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages440
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