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A Cultural History of the

English Language

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A Cultural History of the

English Language

Gerry Knowles

A member of the Hodder Headline Group

LONDON

First published in Great Britain in 1979 by

Arnold, a member of the Hodder Headline Group.

338 Huston Road, London NW1 3BH

Fourth impression 1999

Co-published in the United States of America by

Oxford University Press Inc.,

198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016

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Whilst the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and

accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the publisher can

accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may

be made.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

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A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress

ISBN 0 340 67680 9 (pb)

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Printed and bound in Great Britain by

MPG Books Ltd, Bodmin, Cornwall