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Author: Reader's Digest Association, Limited Publisher: Reader's Digest Association ISBN: 9780276442445 Category : English language Languages : en Pages : 382
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Reveals the secrets, scandals and surprises behind the words used every day. This book includes the stories and the personalities that have helped shape the English language from William Shakespeare and Lord Byron, to Rudyard Kipling and Salmon Rushdie.
Author: Reader's Digest Association, Limited Publisher: Reader's Digest Association ISBN: 9780276442445 Category : English language Languages : en Pages : 382
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Reveals the secrets, scandals and surprises behind the words used every day. This book includes the stories and the personalities that have helped shape the English language from William Shakespeare and Lord Byron, to Rudyard Kipling and Salmon Rushdie.
Author: Jordan Almond Publisher: Citadel Press ISBN: 9780806517131 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 292
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This dictionary gives the intriguing origins of hundreds of everyday words and expressions. Useful for reference and fun just for browsing, Dictionary of Word Origins is also a great way to expand vocabulary and enjoy doing it.
Author: Max Cryer Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com ISBN: 1458785599 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 406
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Believe it or not, this is probably the first book to attempt to identify the original sources of some of the English language's most common expressions. We might think we know who first said famous for fifteen minutes, annus horribilis, the cold war and let them eat cake. It's a no brainer, you might say, but Max Cryer has a surprise or two in ...
Author: Anatoly Liberman Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0199889015 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 336
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Written in a funny, charming, and conversational style, Word Origins is the first book to offer a thorough investigation of the history and the science of etymology, making this little-known field accessible to everyone interested in the history of words. Anatoly Liberman, an internationally acclaimed etymologist, takes the reader by the hand and explains the many ways that English words can be made, and the many ways in which etymologists try to unearth the origins of words. Every chapter is packed with dozens of examples of proven word histories, used to illustrate the correct ways to trace the origins of words as well as some of the egregiously bad ways to trace them. He not only tells the known origins of hundreds of words, but also shows how their origins were determined. And along the way, the reader is treated to a wealth of fascinating word facts. Did they once have bells in a belfry? No, the original meaning of belfry was siege tower. Are the words isle and island, raven and ravenous, or pan and pantry related etymologically? No, though they look strikingly similar, these words came to English via different routes. Partly a history, partly a how-to, and completely entertaining, Word Origins invites readers behind the scenes to watch an etymologist at work.
Author: Julia Cresswell Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0199547939 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 514
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Contains alphabetically arranged entries that explore the origin, evolution, and social history of over three thousand English language words.
Author: Neil Ewart Publisher: ISBN: 9780713713541 Category : English language Languages : en Pages : 162
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Explains the meaning and implication of 400 phrases commonly used throughout the English-speaking world, such as: eager beaver and sour grapes.
Author: Joseph Twadell Shipley Publisher: JHU Press ISBN: 9780801867842 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 688
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There are no direct records of the original Indo-European speech. By comparing the vocabularies of its various descendants, however, it is possible to reconstruct the basic Indo-European roots with considerable confidence. In The Origins of English Words, Shipley catalogues these proposed roots and follows the often devious, always fascinating, process by which some of their offshoots have grown. Anecdotal, eclectic, and always enthusiastic, The Origins of English Words is a diverting expedition beyond linguistics into literature, history, folklore, anthropology, philosophy, and science.
Author: Patricia T. O'Conner Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks ISBN: 0812978102 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 290
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Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces “niche” as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with “and”? Do you think British spellings are more “civilised” than the American versions? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’re myth-informed. In Origins of the Specious, word mavens Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman reveal why some of grammar’s best-known “rules” aren’t—and never were—rules at all. This playfully witty, rigorously researched book sets the record straight about bogus word origins, politically correct fictions, phony français, fake acronyms, and more. Here are some shockers: “They” was once commonly used for both singular and plural, much the way “you” is today. And an eighteenth-century female grammarian, of all people, is largely responsible for the all-purpose “he.” From the Queen’s English to street slang, this eye-opening romp will be the toast of grammarphiles and the salvation of grammarphobes. Take our word for it.
Author: Trench H. Johnson Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 215
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'Phrases and Names, Their Origins and Meanings' is a one-of-a-kind encyclopedic work that offers plain statements of facts on the origins of popular phrases and names, alphabetically organized for easy reference. Trench H. Johnson's expertise in the subject matter, acquired through years of omnivorous reading and patient inquiry, has culminated in a comprehensive and fascinating compilation of linguistic curiosities that is sure to satisfy the curiosity of any word lover. From the history of place-names to the evolution of expressions, including a plethora of slang terms and Americanisms, this book offers a wealth of knowledge that opens up the history of peoples and civilizing influences.
Author: Reader's Digest Association, Limited
Author: Reader's Digest Association, Limited
Author: Jordan Almond
Author: Max Cryer
Author: Anatoly Liberman
Author: Julia Cresswell
Author: Neil Ewart
Author: Robert Hendrickson
Author: Joseph Twadell Shipley
Author: Patricia T. O'Conner
Author: Trench H. Johnson