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Using evidence from the world's largest language databank, the Oxford English Corpus, Butterfield uncovers fascinating facts about the English language. Where does our vocabulary come from? How is our language really being used? How do word meanings change? This entertaining book has the authoritative answers to key questions about our language.

Damp Squid

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      Publisher: OUP Oxford
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 7/23/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780199574094, 978-0199574094
      ISBN10: 019957409X

      Description

      Using evidence from the world's largest language databank, the Oxford English Corpus, Butterfield uncovers fascinating facts about the English language. Where does our vocabulary come from? How is our language really being used? How do word meanings change? This entertaining book has the authoritative answers to key questions about our language.

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