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008			111208s2009 enk b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2009024511
020			_a9780199574094 (pbk.)
040			_aDLC _cMU _dDLC
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050	0	0	_aPE1575 _b.B88 2009
082	0	0	_a422 B J D _221
100	1		_aButterfield, Jeremy, _d1951- _97318
245	1	0	_aDamp squid : _bthe English language laid bare / _cJeremy Butterfield.
260			_aNew York : _bOxford University Press ; _c2009.
300			_a179 p. ; _c20 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [166]-174) and index.
505	0		_aA sea change: the corpus -- Size matters: how many words? -- Your Roman-Saxon-Danish-Norman English: where do words come from? -- Beware of heard: why spelling wobbles -- Which is to be master? meaning in context -- Words of a feather: word groupings -- Cats and dogs: idiomatic phrases -- Grammar that can govern even kings: what do we mean by grammar? -- Style wars: usages people hate.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xEtymology. _96804
650		0	_aEnglish language _xWord formation. _97319
650		0	_aEnglish language _xUsage.
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