Borrowed Words - A History of Loanwords in English

"The rich variety of the English vocabulary reflects the vast number of words it has taken from other languages. These range from Latin, Greek, Scandinavian, Celtic, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian to, among others, Hebrew, Maori, Malay, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, and Yiddish. Philip Durkin's full and accessible history reveals how, when, and why. He shows how to discover the origins of loanwords, when and why they were adopted, and what happens to them once they have been."--Publishers website

Product details

• Authors: Philip Durkin, Philip (Oxford University Press) Durkin, Philip P Durkin, Philip P. Durkin, Durkin Philip
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.01.2014
• EAN: 9780199574995
• ISBN: 978-0-19-957499-5
• No. of pages: 512
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Lexicography, Language: reference & general, Language: history & general works, Language: reference and general, Lexicography, Historical & comparative linguistics, Language: history and general works, Historical and comparative linguistics