Words in Time and Place: Exploring Language Through the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary by David Crystal

Words in Time and Place: Exploring Language Through the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary

David Crystal

288 pages • first pub 2014 (view editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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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 livel...

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