Hitchings, Henry, 1974- The secret life of words : how English became English / Henry Hitchings. - 1st American ed. - New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. - 440 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-404) and indexes. ISBN: 9780374254100 (alk. paper) 0374254109 (alk. paper) 9780719564543 (hbk.) 0719564549 (hbk.) LCCN: 2008026055 Nat. Bib. No.: GBA804350 bnb Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014487572 Uk Subjects--Topical Terms: English language--Lexicography--History.English language--Etymology. LC Class. No.: PE1580 / .H45 2008 Dewey Class. No.: 422