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English Words: History and Structure (2nd Edition) by Professor Donka Minkova, Robert Paul Stockwell Paperback, 231 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 0-521-70917-2 / 0521709172 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-70917-0 / 9780521709170 This new edition is concerned primarily with the learned vocabulary of English - the words borrowed from the classical languages. It surveys the historical events that define the layers of vocabulary in English, introduces some of the basic principles of linguistic analysis, and is a helpful manual |