The connotations of words drawn from usage in English literature are studied to recover lost meanings and analyze function in this classic study of verbal communication by an authoritative analyst of the English language.
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'Rarely is so much learning displayed with so much grace and charm. My only regret is that the book was not twice as long.' New York Times Book Review
'... a brilliant book addressed to students and to lay people alike and timelessly persuasive.' Robert Burchfield
Studies in Words (Canto)
Studies in Words (Canto),C. S. Lewis,Cambridge University Press,0521398312,English Semantics,English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,Language,Language Arts & Disciplines,Linguistics,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Semantics,English,Language & Linguistics,Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,Literary studies: general
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