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A good book I read was "the History of the English Language"
I gave my copy away to a student, so can't tell you publisher etc.
It covered a lot, even to the tribes of Huns, Franks etc.
>
>With all this talk about old words , some of you may want to check out
"Made
>In America " by Bill Bryson , which deals with the origins and growth
of
>our American version of English. Find out that the Pilgrims sounded
like
>Yosemite Sam! He also has another book , "Mother Tongue " , which I
haven't
>read , but I think deals more with the evolution of the English
language.
>Enjoy! Kevin
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