
The Story of English in 100 Words
by David Crystal
Title:
The Story of English in 100 Words
Author:
David Crystal
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
288 pages
Publisher:
Profile Books Ltd
ISBN-13:
9781846684289
EAN:
9781846684289
Classifications:
Language: reference and general
Weight (g):
324
Dimensions (mm):
132 x 197 x 19
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient word ('loaf') to advanced ('twittersphere') and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ('and', 'what') to the more fanciful ('fopdoodle'), the author takes us along the winding byways of language via the rude, the obscure and the downright surprising.




















