How to read a word
Knowles, Elizabeth (Elizabeth M.)2010
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'How to Read a Word' is an entertaining read that shows you how you might delve into the origin and evolution of words. Noted lexicographer Elizabeth Knowles provides a 'how to' guide for budding word detectives on how to approach a word or phrase that intrigues you, identifying both the questions you can ask and how to answer them.
Main title:
How to read a word / Elizabeth Knowles.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Collation:
xiii, 191 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199574896 (hbk)
Dewey class:
422
Language:
English
BRN:
1543591