Words in Time: A Social History

Words in Time: A Social History of English Vocabulary Hughes Geoffrey (University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa) Wydawca: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Data wydania: 1989 ISBN: 9780631173212 Liczba stron: 284 Format: 229 x 153 x 16 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: The word blurb derives from a pulchritudinous young lady of that fictional name who appeared on a book-cover at the turn of the century. Quarrying the Oxford English Dictionary for its evidence, this book traces the extraordinary way in which English words have changed their meanings.