{"product_id":"a-history-of-english-words-9780631188551","title":"A History of English Words","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Geoffrey Hughes\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Linguistics - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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  *Comprehensive guide to the evolution of the English vocabulary. *Well known passages from literature are used to illustrate the variety of English words. *Accessible discussion of Latin, Greek, Germanic and Norman-French languages. *Contains original research into the make-up of the current lexical core of English.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45201733419159,"sku":"9780631188551","price":5767.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780631188551.webp?v=1767307553","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-history-of-english-words-9780631188551","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}