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Words in Time and Place

Hardcover • 2014 • 1. edition

Words in Time and Place

By David Crystal

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About the book

Did you know that the English language has over 150 words for the adjective 'drunk' developed over 1,000 years? Be prepared to learn words you have never heard before, find out fascinating facts behind everyday words, and be surprised at how lively and varied the English language can be. Published to critical acclaim in 2009, the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary is the first comprehensive thesaurus in the world to arrange words by meaning in order of first recorded use. Usin...Show more

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9780199680474

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published year

2014

Language

Edition

1

Original title

Words in Time and Place

Format

Hardcover

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