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The Secret Life of Words : How English Became English Paperback - 2009
by Henry Hitchings
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- Paperback
"The Secret Life of Words" is a wide-ranging account not only of the history of English language and vocabulary, but also of how words witness history, reflect social change, and remind societies of their past.
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- Title The Secret Life of Words : How English Became English
- Author Henry Hitchings
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Picador, New York
- Date 2009
- Features Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0312428561I4N00
- ISBN 9780312428563 / 0312428561
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.1 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 2.79 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects English language - Etymology, English language - Lexicography - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009017303
- Dewey Decimal Code 422
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