Author: Joseph WrightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1048
Book Description
The English Dialect Dictionary, Being the Complete Vocabulary of All Dialect Words Still in Use, Or Known to Have Been in Use During the Last Two Hundred Years: T-Z. Supplement. Bibliography. Grammar
Author: Joseph WrightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1048
Book Description
The English dialect dictionary
Author: Joseph WrightPublisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5518930976
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
The English dialect dictionary, being the complete vocabulary of all dialect words still in use, or known to have been in use during the last two hundred years. Volume 6. Supplement, A-Y.
A Dictionary of the Anonymous and Pseudonymous Literature of Great Britain: O-TIS
Author: Samuel HalkettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anonyms and pseudonyms, English
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
A Dictionary of American Proverbs
Author: Wolfgang MiederPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195053990
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1348
Book Description
Americans have a gift for coining proverbs. "A picture is worth a thousand words" was not, as you might imagine, the product of ancient Chinese wisdom -- it was actually minted by advertising executive Fred Barnard in a 1921 advertisement for Printer's Ink magazine. After all, Americans are first and foremost a practical people and proverbs can be loosely defined as pithy statements that are generally accepted as true and useful. The next logical step would be to gather all of this wisdom together for a truly American celebration of shrewd advice.A Dictionary of American Proverbs is the first major collection of proverbs in the English language based on oral sources rather than written ones. Listed alphabetically according to their most significant key word, it features over 15,000 entries including uniquely American proverbs that have never before been recorded, as well as thousands of traditional proverbs that have found their way into American speech from classical, biblical, British, continental European, and American literature. Based on the fieldwork conducted over thirty years by the American Dialect Society, this volume is complete with historical references to the earliest written sources, and supplies variants and recorded geographical distribution after each proverb.Many surprised await the reader in this vast treasure trove of wit and wisdom. Collected here are nuggets of popular wisdom on all aspects of American life: weather, agriculture, travel, money, business, food, neighbors, friends, manners, government, politics, law, health, education, religion, music, song, and dance. And, to further enhance browsing pleasure, the editors have provided a detailed guide to the use of the work. While it's true that many of our best known proverbs have been supplied by the ever-present "Anonymous," many more can be attributed to some very famous Americans, like Ernest Hemingway, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, Mark Twain, J. Pierpont Morgan, Thomas Alva Edison, Abigail Adams, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, to name but a few offered in this fascinating collection.Who wouldn't want to know the origin of "the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings?" This uniquely American proverb and many more are gathered together in A Dictionary of American Proverbs. A great resource for students and scholars of literature, psychology, folklore, linguistics, anthropology, and cultural history, this endlessly intriguing volume is also a delightful companion for anyone with an interest in American culture.
A Dictionary of the anonymous and pseudonymous literature of Great Britain
Author: Samuel HalkettBibliotheca Scotia
Author: John Smith & SonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The English Dialect Dictionary: T-Z. Supplement. Bibliography. Grammar
Author: Joseph WrightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
A Dictionary of General Knowledge, Or, An Explanation of Words and Things Connected with All the Arts and Sciences
Author: George CrabbPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial arts
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
A Pronouncing, Explanatory, and Synonymous Dictionary of the English Language ...
Author: Joseph Emerson WorcesterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Concise Dictionary of European Proverbs
Author: Emanuel StraussPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136789782
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 2137
Book Description
This concise edition of the definitive 3-volume Dictionary of European Proverbs constitutes a fascinating collection of proverbs in 29 languages. The entries are arranged alphabetically according to the English equivalent, allowing the reader to identify common trends easily and quickly. * All proverbs listed in original language * 29 European languages featured * Includes all proverbs in current use * Thoroughly checked by language specialists to ensure accuracy. The Concise Dictionary of European Proverbs is based on over 40 years in-depth research by the compiler. It is an essential reference source for linguists, ethnologists and folklorists, and of interest to anyone wanting to know about the origins, development and current usage of the proverb. Emanuel Straussis a world-renowned expert on proverbs.