Talk about English
Subtitle: how words travel and change
By: by Janet Klausner ; illustrations by Nancy Doniger.
Contributors: Doniger, Nancy, ill.
Publisher: Crowell
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: English language -- Etymology -- Juvenile literature.; English language -- History -- Juvenile literature.; English language -- Etymology.; English language -- History.
Description: Traces the development of the English language from its earliest beginnings to modern English, explaining how individual words evolved as a result of events in English history, and through usage.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-194) and index.