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050			_aPE 1574 .G66 2016
100			_aGooden Philip. _eAuthor
245		0	_aMay we borrow your language? : _bhow english has stolen, snaffled, purloined, pilfered, appropriated and looted words from all four corners of the world / _cPhilip Gooden.
260			_aLondon : _cc2016. _bHead of Zues ,
300			_axxii, 359 pages ; _c21 cm.
365			_bPHP 290.00
520			_aThe English language that is spoken by one billion people around the world is a linguistic mongrel, its vocabulary a diverse mix resulting from centuries of borrowing from other tongues. From the Celtic languages of pre-Roman Britain to Norman French; from the Vikings' Old Scandinavian to Persian, Arawak, Cantonese, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Inuit and Erdu - amongst a host of others - we have enriched our modern language with such words as tulip, slogan, doolally, avocado, moccasin, ketchup and ukulele. May We Borrow Your Language? explores the intriguing and unfamiliar stories behind scores of familiar words that the English language has filched from abroad; in so doing, it also sheds fascinating light on the wider history of the development of the English we speak today. Full of etymological nuggets to intrigue and delight the reader, this is a gift book for word buffs to cherish - as cerebrally stimulating as it is more-ishly entertaining.
650			_aCOMPARATIVE LINGUISTICS.
650			_aENGLISH LANGUAGE _xETYMOLOGY.
650			_aENGLISH LANGUAGE _xSEMANTICS.
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