The life of language : the fascinating ways words are born, live, and die /
Kipfer, Barbara Ann.
The life of language : the fascinating ways words are born, live, and die / Barbara Ann Kipfer and Sol Steinmetz. - New York : Random House Reference, 2006. - xi, 388 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-370) and index.
0375721134 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2006045131
English language--Etymology.
English language--Terms and phrases.
PE1574 / .K46 2006
422
The life of language : the fascinating ways words are born, live, and die / Barbara Ann Kipfer and Sol Steinmetz. - New York : Random House Reference, 2006. - xi, 388 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-370) and index.
0375721134 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2006045131
English language--Etymology.
English language--Terms and phrases.
PE1574 / .K46 2006
422