The Roots of English: A Reader's Handbook of Word Origins

By Robert Claiborne

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812917162
• ISBN13: 9780812917161
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, The
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.3" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book

This is an excellent book.

one of the best books on word origins ever written

this book is a wonderful and reader-friendly guide to the history of the english language. it is written to be read cover to cover, or as a quick reference guide. i would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the english language or words in general. the author's insightful and witty comments follow nearly every entry, and add a personality to the book that is sorely lacking in most conventional reference books.