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AcknowledgmentsAny recital of appreciation must begin with one of the greatest autobiographies ever written. Two centuries later The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin reads easily. His simple style is unencumbered by the ornate language of so many eighteenth-century writers.Carl Van Dörens...

INTRODUCTIONTHE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THE DICTIONARYAlthough not everyone may realize it, the origin of the English language can be dated with relative precision. The term "English" goes back to the name of one of the Germanic tribesthe Angleswho, according to the Venerable Bede, began to invade...

INTRODUCTION THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THE DICTIONARY Although not everyone may realize it, the origin of the English language can be dated with relatíve precision. The term "English" goes back to the name of one of the Germanic tribes-the Angles-who, according to the Venerable Bede, began to...

INTRODUCTION THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THE DICTIONARY Although not everyone may realize it, the origin of the English language can be dated with relatíve precision. The term "English" goes back to the name of one of the Germanic tribes-the Angles-who, according to the Venerable Bede, began to...