English Words: Structure, History, Usage
- ISBN-10
- 041529892X
- ISBN-13
- 9780415298926
- Series
- English Words
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 322
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Francis Katamba
Description
This revised and expanded second edition of English Words brings the study of words right up to date with coverage of text messaging and email and includes new material on psycholinguistics and word meaning.
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Other editions
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- 1986-08-01
- 278 pages
- Paperback
- University of Arizona Press
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