Words in Time
Geoffrey (University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa) Hughes
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 1989
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The word "blurb" derives from a "pulchritudinous young lady" of that fictional name who appeared on a book-cover at the turn of the century. Quarrying the "Oxford English Dictionary" for its evidence, this book traces the extraordinary way in which English words have changed their meanings.
- ISBN-13
- 9780631173212
- ISBN-10
- 0631173218
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Year
- 1989
- Publication date
- 1989-10-26
- Pages
- 284
- Dimensions
- 229x153x16
- Weight
- 468