English Words: Structure, History, Usage
- Second Edition
- New York: Routledge, 2005.
- xix,322p. :
Author is Professor of Linguistics at Lancaster University.
Includes Bibliographic References and Index.
This book with lively examples from a range of sources-encompassing poetry, jokes, journalism, advertising and cliches-and including practical exercises and a fully comprehensive glossary, English Words remains an entertaining introduction to the study of words and will be of interest to anyone who uses them.