Author: Adrian RoomPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Dictionary of Trade Name Origins Adrian Room
Author: Adrian RoomDictionary of Trade Name Origins
Author: Adrian RoomPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780710201744
Category : Business names
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Ntc'S Dictionary Of Trade Name Origins
Author: RoomDictionary of Pseudonyms
Author: Adrian RoomPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786457635
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 537
Book Description
Substantially revised and enlarged, this new edition of the Dictionary of Pseudonyms includes more than 2,000 new entries, bringing the volume's total to approximately 13,000 assumed names, nicknames, stage names, and aliases. The introduction has been entirely rewritten, and many previous entries feature new accompanying details or quoted material. This volume also features a significantly greater number of cross-references than was included in previous editions. Arranged by pseudonym, the entries give the true name, vital dates, country of origin or settlement, and profession. Many entries also include the story behind the person's name change.
NTC's Dictionary of Trade Name Origins
Author: Adrian RoomPublisher: National Textbook Company
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Trade Name Origins
Author: Adrian RoomPublisher: National Textbook Company
ISBN: 9780844209043
Category : Business names
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Alphabetically arranged entries present the stories behind over 700 everyday trade names, such as aspirin, Grape Nuts, Lego, and Wimpy, with information on how trade names are devised and a look at the linguistic and legal pitfalls of choosing a name.
Dictionary of Proper Names by Adrian Room
Author: Adrian RoomThe Cassell Dictionary of First Names
Author: Adrian RoomPublisher: Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9780304349159
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
Whether you're searching for a baby's name, or interested in learning more about your own, no other book offers as much information. Discover each name's language of origin and meaning. Find out when it entered the English language, and why it is or isn't fashionable. See why some names work across genders, how diminutives are formed, and why John and Mary continue to remain the most popular names of all. 352 pages, 5 1/4 x 7 3/4.
NTC's Dictionary of Word Origins
Author: Adrian RoomPublisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780844251790
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Comprehensive reference to the origins of nearly 1,200 words used in the English language.
The Oxford Handbook of Names and Naming
Author: Carole HoughPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191630411
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 801
Book Description
In this handbook, scholars from around the world offer an up-to-date account of the state of the art in different areas of onomastics, in a format that is both useful to specialists in related fields and accessible to the general reader. Since Ancient Greece, names have been regarded as central to the study of language, and this has continued to be a major theme of both philosophical and linguistic enquiry throughout the history of Western thought. The investigation of name origins is more recent, as is the study of names in literature. Relatively new is the study of names in society, which draws on techniques from sociolinguistics and has gradually been gathering momentum over the last few decades. The structure of this volume reflects the emergence of the main branches of name studies, in roughly chronological order. The first Part focuses on name theory and outlines key issues about the role of names in language, focusing on grammar, meaning, and discourse. Parts II and III deal with the study of place-names and personal names respectively, while Part IV outlines contrasting approaches to the study of names in literature, with case studies from different languages and time periods. Part V explores the field of socio-onomastics, with chapters relating to the names of people, places, and commercial products. Part VI then examines the interdisciplinary nature of name studies, before the concluding Part presents a selection of animate and inanimate referents ranging from aircraft to animals, and explains the naming strategies adopted for them.