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1) Latin alive: the survival of Latin in English and the Romance languages

Author

Solodow, Joseph B

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Pub. Date

2010

Language

English

2) Other-Wordly: words both strange and lovely from around the world

Author

Publisher

Chronicle Books LLC

Pub. Date

[2016]

Language

English

Description

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Discover words to surprise, delight, and enamor. Learn terms for the sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees, for dancing awkwardly but with relish, and for the look shared by two people who each wish the other would speak first.

3) Spanish word histories and mysteries: English words that come from Spanish

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

c2007

Language

English

Description

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Features over 150 entries that describe the history and trace the roots of Spanish words and expressions that have made their way into the English language.

4) The new Joys of Yiddish

Author

Rosten, Leo Calvin

Publisher

Crown Publishers

Pub. Date

c2001

Language

English

5) The African heritage of American English

Author

Holloway, Joseph E

Publisher

Indiana University Press

Pub. Date

c1993

Language

English

6) Veni vidi vici: conquer your enemies, impress your friends with everyday Latin

Author

Ehrlich, Eugene H

Publisher

HarperPerennial

Pub. Date

c1995

Language

English

7) Spanglish: the making of a new American language

Author

Publisher

Rayo

Pub. Date

c2003

Language

English

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