The English Language |
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| Author:
| Burchfield, Robert |
| As told to:
| Simpson, John |
| Series title: | Oxford Language Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-860403-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2003 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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In this fascinating and masterly work, Robert Burchfield, editor of the four-volume Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary, studies a resilient yet flexible language that has undergone sweeping changes, transforming it from the relative uniformity of Anglo-Saxon to the multi-facted English spoken throughout the world today.
In this fascinating and masterly work, Robert Burchfield, editor of the four-volume Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary, studies a resilient yet flexible language that has undergone sweeping changes, transforming it from the relative uniformity of Anglo-Saxon to the multi-facted English spoken throughout the world today.