External Influences on English

External Influences on English
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 350
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ISBN-10 : 9780199654260
ISBN-13 : 0199654263
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Book Synopsis External Influences on English by : D. Gary Miller

Download or read book External Influences on English written by D. Gary Miller and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating history of the influences on English during the first thousand years of its formation the author shows when and why the Anglo-Saxons began to borrow words from Latin and Greek and the effects of contact with the Vikings, Celts, and French. A book of enduring value to everyone interested in the history of English.


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