01294cam a2200337 i 4500 283026704 TxGeo 20170124120000.0 160209s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015050775 9781627794718 hbk. 1627794719 hbk. (OCoLC)936192063 TxGeo rda McWhorter, John H. Words on the move : why English won't--and can't--sit still (like, literally) / John McWhorter. First edition. New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, 2016. 257 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "A bestselling linguist takes us on a lively tour of how the English language is evolving before our eyes and why we should embrace this transformation and not fight it"--provided by publisher. 20170131. Linguistic change. Language and languages Variation. Language and languages Etymology. Sociolinguistics. QS5