Say what? : the weird and mysterious journey of the English language / Gena K. Gorrell.

By:

Gorrell, Gena K. (Gena Kinton), 1946-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Toronto, Ont. : Tundra Books ; Plattsburgh, N.Y. : Tundra Books of Northern New York, c2009.Description: 146 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN:

0887768784

Subject(s):

English language -- History

DDC classification:

420/.9 22

Summary: Chronicles the history and origin of the English language, describing how millions of English words, weird spellings, and confusing pronunciations all came together.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-139) and index.

Chronicles the history and origin of the English language, describing how millions of English words, weird spellings, and confusing pronunciations all came together.

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