Mugglestone Lynda - The Oxford history of English

THE OXFORD HISTORY OF ENGLISH

Edited by
Lynda Mugglestone

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The Oxford history of the English language/edited by Lynda Mugglestone.
P. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-924931-2 (alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-19-924931-8 (alk. paper)
1. English languageHistory. I. Mugglestone, Lynda. II. Title: History of the English language.
PE1075. o97 2006
420. 9dc22 2006013471
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