Where Boys, Girls and Children Come From
The etymology of three very frequent English words child, girl and boy has been notoriously obscure because researchers have failed to pay attention to possible Slavic influence. This article is aimed at rectifying this major oversight by providing abundant evidence of both formal and semantic simil...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sciendo
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Studia Anglica Posnaniensia |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/v10121-012-0004-x |