Butterfield Jeremy:
Damp Squid

The English Language Laid Bare

Oxford University Press (United Kingdom), 2009
Paperback, 187 pages
Size: 210x135 mm
ISBN: 9780199574094
ISBN-10: 019957409X

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Damp Squid

Using evidence from the world's largest language databank, the Oxford English Corpus, Butterfield uncovers fascinating facts about the English language. Where does our vocabulary come from? How is our language really being used? How do word meanings change? This entertaining book has the authoritative answers to key questions about our language.

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