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Words on the move: why English won't - and can't - sit still (like, literally)
Words on the move: why English won't - and can't - sit still (like, literally)
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McWhorter, John H
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From the Book - First edition.
The faces of English: words get personal
It's the implication that matters: words on the move
When words stop being words: where does grammar come from?
A vowel is a process: words start sounding different
Lexical springtime: words mate and reproduce
This is your brain on writing: lingering questions.
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English language
Etymology
Language and languages
Language and languages -- Etymology
Language and languages -- Variation
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Etym
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
Linguistic change
Sociolinguistics
Variation
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9781627794718
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