TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hitchings,Henry
TI  - The secret life of words: how English became English 
SN  - 9780374254100 (alk. paper)
AV  - PE 1580 H675s 2008
U1  - 422 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
KW  - English language
KW  - Lexicography
KW  - History
KW  - Etymology
KW  - Inglés
KW  - Lexicografía
KW  - Historia
KW  - Siglo XVIII
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-404) and indexes; Ensemble -- Invade -- Saffron -- Volume -- Bravado -- Genius -- Powwow -- Bonsai -- Onslaught -- Connoisseur -- Teapot -- Blizzard -- Ethos -- Voodoo -- Angst -- Shabash
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0821/2008026055.html
ER  -