Ebook: Why do languages change?
- Year: 2010
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- City: New York, Cambridge, Englisch
- Language: English
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"The first recorded English name for the make-up we now call blusher was paint, in 1660. In the 1700s a new word, rouge, displaced paint, and remained in standard usage for around two centuries. Then, in 1965, an advertisement coined a new word for the product: blusher. Each generation speaks a little differently, and every language is constantly changing. It is not only words that change, every aspect of a languageRead more...
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Packed with fascinating examples, this entertaining book explores changes in the English language over time. Read more...
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