by RichardMayne (Author)
This etymological analysis of nautical language demonstrates how seafaring brought European sailors' languages together through conflict and comradeship from earliest times, when sailing crews could be as multinational as 1990s international conglomerates.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd
Published: 30 Apr 2000
ISBN 10: 1857541685
ISBN 13: 9781857541687