Durkin Philip:
The Oxford Guide To Etymology
Oxford University Press (United Kingdom), 2009
Hardback, 360 pages
Size: 246x171 mm
ISBN: 9780199236510
ISBN-10: 0199236518
List price: £25.00
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The Oxford Guide To Etymology
The best introduction to word history ever published combines scholarship with readability. OED's chief etymologist shows how words originate and change. He explores the histories of place and personal names and explains how to use different kinds of evidence, historical as well as linguistic. This is a book for everyone interested in words.

