{"product_id":"a-history-of-english-words-geoffrey-hughes-9780631188551","title":"A History of English Words","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book traces the remarkable reconfigurations that English lexis has undergone in the past millennium.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe vocabulary is studied as an indicator of social change, a symbol reflecting different social dynamics between speech communities, on models of dominance, cohabitation, colonialism and globalisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive guide to the evolution of the English vocabulary.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWell known passages from literature are used to illustrate the variety of English words.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccessible discussion of Latin, Greek, Germanic and Norman-French languages.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains original research into the make-up of the current lexical core of English.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geoffrey Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 063118855X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780631188551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 5.99w x 1.28d","brand":"Geoffrey Hughes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43920397861119,"sku":"9780631188551","price":70.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a5c41385-3a88-4e33-9546-fa6af5f18735.jpg?v=1680815155","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-english-words-geoffrey-hughes-9780631188551","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}