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Cassell's Dictionary of Word Histories (Cassell Dictionary Of ...)

Cassell's Dictionary of Word Histories (Cassell Dictionary Of ...)

by Adrian Room (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

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Synopsis

Languages grow and develop in many different ways. Some words follow a straightforward route from Latin, through French into English, some follow a far more complicated path. CASSELL'S DICTIONARY OF WORD HISTORIES offers a clear and absorbing guide to this labyrinth of connections. Arranged in an easy-to-use format and drawing on the most authoritative sources, it gives the date of each word's first appearance in the English language and, where appropriate, details its development from origin to current usage.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 702
 Edition: New
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 08 Aug 2002
ISBN 10: 0304363839
ISBN 13: 9780304363834
Book Overview: An in-depth yet accessible study of a fascinating subject Dates and analyses the entry of each word into the English language Traces the development of words and the shifts in meaning from the first identifiable form to the current one.

Author Bio
Adrian Room is the author of over 50 popular reference books, mainly on the origins of words. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of the English Place-Name Society and the American Name Society. His work for Cassell includes CASSELL'S DICTIONARY OF FIRST NAMES, CASSELL'S FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES, BREWER'S DICTIONARY OF PHRASE AND FABLE and other titles in the Brewer's series.