Author: Dick Thurner
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
"Portmanteau" (a suitcase with equal halves) means two words packed together to convey meanings more precisely, colorfully, vibrantly or whimsically. Over 1,600 blend words are defined, with the root words given for each. Over 600 trademarks are included, with a brief definition and the tradename holder.
Portmanteau Dictionary
Author: Dick Thurner
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
"Portmanteau" (a suitcase with equal halves) means two words packed together to convey meanings more precisely, colorfully, vibrantly or whimsically. Over 1,600 blend words are defined, with the root words given for each. Over 600 trademarks are included, with a brief definition and the tradename holder.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
"Portmanteau" (a suitcase with equal halves) means two words packed together to convey meanings more precisely, colorfully, vibrantly or whimsically. Over 1,600 blend words are defined, with the root words given for each. Over 600 trademarks are included, with a brief definition and the tradename holder.
The Big Portmanteau Dictionary
Author: Daniel Neiderhiser
Publisher: Infinity Pub
ISBN: 9780741481368
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: Infinity Pub
ISBN: 9780741481368
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage
Author: Henry Watson Fowler
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199661359
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to the English language provides detailed and expert information on grammar, style, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation with clear explanations and example sentences.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199661359
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to the English language provides detailed and expert information on grammar, style, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation with clear explanations and example sentences.
The Sterling Dictionary Of Literary Terms
Author: Amrita Sharma
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
ISBN: 9788173590696
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
ISBN: 9788173590696
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Portmanteau A-Z
Author: Rebecca May
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781858945415
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
What do the words 'digerati’, 'quasar’ and 'youthanasia’ have in common? They are all portmanteau words: words that fuse the sounds and combine the meanings of two or more separate words. The term was first used by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-Glass (1871), when Humpty Dumpty explains to Alice some of the unusual words in the poem 'Jabberwocky’. Today such words as 'Oxbridge’ and 'ruckus’ feature in everyday speech, and more portmanteau words are continuously being coined by the media. In this charming little book, Rebecca May presents an A-Z of portmanteau words - some new, some absurd, some widely used - and provides a witty definition and appealing illustration for each word, together with its derivation. Light-hearted but also highly informative, Portmanteau A-Z is a testament to the richness and versatility of English, and will appeal to design and language buffs alike.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781858945415
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
What do the words 'digerati’, 'quasar’ and 'youthanasia’ have in common? They are all portmanteau words: words that fuse the sounds and combine the meanings of two or more separate words. The term was first used by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-Glass (1871), when Humpty Dumpty explains to Alice some of the unusual words in the poem 'Jabberwocky’. Today such words as 'Oxbridge’ and 'ruckus’ feature in everyday speech, and more portmanteau words are continuously being coined by the media. In this charming little book, Rebecca May presents an A-Z of portmanteau words - some new, some absurd, some widely used - and provides a witty definition and appealing illustration for each word, together with its derivation. Light-hearted but also highly informative, Portmanteau A-Z is a testament to the richness and versatility of English, and will appeal to design and language buffs alike.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199208271
Category : Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199208271
Category : Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
A Dictionary of Modern American Usage
Author: Bryan A. Garner
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
In an age of linguistic uncertainty, this book gives surefooted guidance on the direct, precise, and robust use of the English language. And although the book is scholarly, it is leavened with a dry wit. It is at once entertaining and educational.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
In an age of linguistic uncertainty, this book gives surefooted guidance on the direct, precise, and robust use of the English language. And although the book is scholarly, it is leavened with a dry wit. It is at once entertaining and educational.
Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary
Author: Ray Horak
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 047177457X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Contains definitions for more than 4,600 telecommunications terms and acronyms arranged from A to Z, and includes separate sections for symbols and numbers.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 047177457X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Contains definitions for more than 4,600 telecommunications terms and acronyms arranged from A to Z, and includes separate sections for symbols and numbers.
Word by Word
Author: Kory Stamper
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 110197026X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
“We think of English as a fortress to be defended, but a better analogy is to think of English as a child. We love and nurture it into being, and once it gains gross motor skills, it starts going exactly where we don’t want it to go: it heads right for the goddamned electrical sockets.” With wit and irreverence, lexicographer Kory Stamper cracks open the obsessive world of dictionary writing, from the agonizing decisions about what to define and how to do it to the knotty questions of ever-changing word usage. Filled with fun facts—for example, the first documented usage of “OMG” was in a letter to Winston Churchill—and Stamper’s own stories from the linguistic front lines (including how she became America’s foremost “irregardless” apologist, despite loathing the word), Word by Word is an endlessly entertaining look at the wonderful complexities and eccentricities of the English language.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 110197026X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
“We think of English as a fortress to be defended, but a better analogy is to think of English as a child. We love and nurture it into being, and once it gains gross motor skills, it starts going exactly where we don’t want it to go: it heads right for the goddamned electrical sockets.” With wit and irreverence, lexicographer Kory Stamper cracks open the obsessive world of dictionary writing, from the agonizing decisions about what to define and how to do it to the knotty questions of ever-changing word usage. Filled with fun facts—for example, the first documented usage of “OMG” was in a letter to Winston Churchill—and Stamper’s own stories from the linguistic front lines (including how she became America’s foremost “irregardless” apologist, despite loathing the word), Word by Word is an endlessly entertaining look at the wonderful complexities and eccentricities of the English language.
A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases
Author: A J Bliss
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504082605
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
A fascinating A-to-Z reference to foreign words and phrases that have become part of contemporary English usage. The English language has been greatly enriched by a vast array of words and phrases imported from other tongues, such as comrade, chateau, wunderkind, and vox populi. For the average English speaker, many are bound to be familiar. Some may even appear to be standard English, while others may seem, well,foreign. A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases presents a comprehensive list of such terms, with entries that reveal their meanings and etymologies.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504082605
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
A fascinating A-to-Z reference to foreign words and phrases that have become part of contemporary English usage. The English language has been greatly enriched by a vast array of words and phrases imported from other tongues, such as comrade, chateau, wunderkind, and vox populi. For the average English speaker, many are bound to be familiar. Some may even appear to be standard English, while others may seem, well,foreign. A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases presents a comprehensive list of such terms, with entries that reveal their meanings and etymologies.