Stanford Dictionary of Anglicised Words and Phrases

Klappentext An 1892 dictionary of loan words in English, giving their original language and meaning and examples of usage in English. Zusammenfassung This 1892 dictionary lists loan words from European languages which entered mainstream English after 1470! together with loans from further afield. It shows how the English lexicon was dramatically expanded by these borrowings. Each entry includes the meaning of the word in its original language and historical examples of usage. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; A-Z.

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• Authors: C. A. M. Fennell
• Assisted by: C. A. M. Fennell (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2010
• EAN: 9781108016094
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01609-4
• No. of pages: 848
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; English, REFERENCE / General, Reference works, Historical & comparative linguistics, Historical and comparative linguistics