Gallimaufry : a hodgepodge of our vanishing vocabulary
Quinion, Michael2006
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Looks at words which have vanished from English and offers insights into the lives and beliefs of the past from an unexpected angle. This book examines how the words we no longer use reflect how life has changed in that area, from food we no longer eat to clothes we no longer wear.
Main title:
Gallimaufry : a hodgepodge of our vanishing vocabulary / by Michael Quinion.
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Imprint:
Oxf.U.P., 2006.
Collation:
288p. : 5line drawings ; 19.6 cm.
Audience:
General (US: Trade).
ISBN:
01986106299780198610625
Dewey class:
401.4
Local class:
423
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
127899