Anu Garg, the creator of the popular Word.A.Day email we interview in this week's "Behind the Dictionary" feature, recommends these books on words and language: Word Origins by Anatoly Liberman Limits of Language by Mikael Parkvall The Oxford Guide to World English by Tom McArthur The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots by Calvert Watkins Article Topics: |
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