Author: Robert HendricksonPublisher: Owl Books
ISBN: 9780805012514
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 581
Book Description
Traces the history of more than seven thousand English words, expressions, and sayings
The Henry Holt Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins
Author: Robert HendricksonPublisher: Owl Books
ISBN: 9780805012514
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 581
Book Description
Traces the history of more than seven thousand English words, expressions, and sayings
The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins
Author: Robert HendricksonPublisher: Facts on File
ISBN: 9780816048137
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Book Description
Updated and expanded, The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Third Edition features definitions and origins of more than 12,500 words and expressions, making it the most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind. This collection traces the development of slang words, proverbs, animal and plant names, place-names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign-language expressions, and phrases from literature. With approximately 3,500 new entries, ranging from "Axis of Evil" to "Zoot Suit Riots," this comprehensive and authoritative encyclopedia engages word lovers and researchers and serves as an invaluable reference tool for all students of language and literature.
QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins
Author: Robert HendricksonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
A tracing of the sometimes bizarre and always fascinating origins and development of over 9000 words and phrases.
Words and More Words
Author: Babs Bell HajdusiewiczPublisher: Good Year Books
ISBN: 0673363201
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Educational resource for teachers, parents and kids!
Dictionary of Lexicography
Author: R. R. K. HartmannPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134768281
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Dictionaries are among the most frequently consulted books, yet we know remarkably little about them. Who makes them? Where do they come from? What do they offer? How can we evaluate them? The Dictionary of Lexicography provides answers to all these questions and addresses a wide range of issues: * the traditions of dictionary-making * the different types of dictionaries and other reference works (such as thesaurus, encyclopedia, atlas and telephone directory) * the principles and concerns of lexicographers and other reference professionals * the standards of dictionary criticism and dictionary use. It is both a professional handbook and an easy-to-use reference work. This is the first time that the subject has been covered in such a comprehensive manner in the form of a reference book. All articles are self-contained, cross-referenced and uniformly structured. The whole is an up-to-date and forward-looking survey of lexicography.
Phrase and Word Origins
Author: Alfred Hubbard HoltPublisher: New York ; Dover Publications
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Verbivore's Feast
Author: Chrysti Mueller SmithPublisher: Farcountry Press
ISBN: 1560375280
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
What led to the expression "let the cat out of the bag"? Why do we call blondes "towheads"? For Pete's sake, what is a fangle? In this humorous and engaging collection of word origins and histories, the famed host of the Chrysti the Wordsmith series (heard on Yellowstone Public Radio, Montana Public Radio, Montana State University's KGLT-FM, and Armed Forces Radio and Television Service) shares the stories behind the words. This irresistible medley is a must for word lovers everywhere.
The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins
Author: Robert HendricksonPublisher: Facts on File
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description
"The most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind, The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Fourth Edition has been completely updated and expanded and now contains definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and expressions. This encyclopedia features anecdotes and information on the development of a wide range of words, including slang, proverbs, animal and plant names, place names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign language expressions, and phrases from literature. The emphasis throughout is on words and expressions whose origins are not adequately explained, or not addressed at all, in standard dictionaries. Approximately 2,500 new entries have been added to this edition, ranging from Aardsma to zounds."--BOOK JACKET.
Slee's Health Care Terms
Author: Vergil N. SleePublisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN: 9781889458021
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Includes terms from: health care administration, public health & epidemiology, government regulation, ethics & patient empowerment, finance & reimbursement, medical staff organization, clinical medicine & nursing, science, research & technology, law & legislation, and healthy communities movement.
Puzzles and Essays from "The Exchange"
Author: Charles R. AndersonPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780789017628
Category : Information services
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Collects questions and answers pertaining to such subjects as popular sayings, quotations, people and places, and literary connections, that have accumulated in "The Exchange" over the past several years.