Our Marvelous Native Tongue

Our Marvelous Native Tongue
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Publisher : Three Rivers Press
Total Pages : 339
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ISBN-10 : 0812916352
ISBN-13 : 9780812916355
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Book Synopsis Our Marvelous Native Tongue by : Robert Claiborne

Download or read book Our Marvelous Native Tongue written by Robert Claiborne and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the English language from its Indo-European roots to contemporary vocabulary and chronicles the lives and times of various English-speaking people


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