Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1086
Book Description
A Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1086
Book Description
A Dictionary of the English Language: in Wich the Words are Deduced from Their Originals, and Illustrated in Their Different Significations by Examples from the Best Writers ... By Samuel Johnson. In Two Volumes. Vol. 1. [-2.]
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Author: A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1060
Book Description
The Edinburgh Literary Journal
Author: A Dictionary of the English Language ... This Edition Contains a Correct Standard of Pronunciation, and an Historical Account of the Author's Life ... The Eighth Edition
Author: Samuel JohnsonA Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1234
Book Description
A Catalogue of Books in English Literature and History
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Retailing and the Language of Goods, 1550–1820
Author: Dr Nancy CoxPublisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 1472416104
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
This book explores the meanings assigned to goods sold retail from 1550 to 1820 and how their labels were understood. The first half of the book focuses on mercantile language more broadly; how it was used in trade and how lexicographers approached new vocabularies. In the second half, the author turns to the goods themselves, and their relationships with such terms as ‘luxury’, ‘choice’ and ‘love’. The study of consumables opens up new ways of looking at the everyday language of the early modern period as well as the experiences of trade and consumption for merchant and consumer.
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Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 2634
Book Description
The Story of English
Author: Philip GoodenPublisher: Quercus Books
ISBN: 9781847242723
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Born as a Germanic tongue with the arrival in Britain of the Anglo-Saxons in the early medieval period, heavily influenced by Norman French from the 11th century, and finally emerging as modern English from the late Middle Ages, the English language has grown to become the linguistic equivalent of a superpower, and is now sometimes described as the world's lingua franca. Worldwide some 380 million people speak English as a first language and some 600 million as a second language. A staggering one billion people are believed to be learning it. English is the premier international language in communications, science, business, aviation, entertainment, and diplomacy and also on the Internet. It has been one of the official languages of the United Nations since its founding in 1945. It is considered by many good judges to be well on the way to becoming the world's first universal language. Author Philip Gooden tells the story of the English language in all its richness and variety. From the intriguing origins and changing definitions of common words such as 'OK', 'beserk', 'curfew', 'cabal' and 'pow-wow', to the massive transformations wrought in the vocabulary and structure of the language by Anglo-Saxon and Norman conquest, through to the literary triumphs of Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales and the works of Shakespeare. The Story of English is a fascinating tale of linguistic, social and cultural transformation, and one that is accessibly and authoritatively told by an author in perfect command of his material.