Alright: a distinctive pathway of change from the 18th century to the present day

The origins of the vast majority of the words we use in contemporary English go back as far as Old or Middle English. In contrast, alright and all right in their present-day application appear to be the result of a more recent evolution, as there is no evidence of their use, not even in the two-word...

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Main Author: Ruiz, Pedro (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/2912
Country:Portugal
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