: Volker Beckmann
: The Etymology of OK
: Grin Verlag
: 9783346040381
: 1
: CHF 4.80
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: Englische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft
: English
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Essay from the year 1978 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 3,0, Bielefeld University (Sprachenzentrum), course: British and American English, language: English, abstract: The paper consists of two parts. First, a dictionary check-up is being presented. Next some etymological theories about the original usage of the abbreviation 'OK' are summarized and exposed.