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The Penguin Book of Exotic Words (Penguin Reference)
The Penguin Book of Exotic Words - Penguin Reference
Author: Janet Whitcut
The unusually rich vocabulary of the English language is the result of new words from all over the world being freely assimilated. House, man, bread, and speak, among our most basic words, arrived with the Saxons, while the Vikings added law, egg, sister, and sky. From the 11th century onwards, new vocabulary was introduced from France and from ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140513417
ISBN-10: 0140513418
Publication Date: 12/1996
Pages: 176
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Publisher: Penguin UK
Book Type: Paperback
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