Football Lexicon
Author : John Leigh
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 31,82 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Reference
ISBN :
Bilingual Dictionary of Football (Soccer) Terms English/Portuguese and Portuguese/English - Dicionário Bilíngue de Termos de Futebol Inglês/Português e Português/Inglês
Author : George Humberto Ramos
Publisher : First Edition Design Pub.
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 23,53 MB
Release : 2014-04-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1622875885
Book Description
This Bilingual Dictionary of Football (Soccer) Terms in English to Portuguese and Portuguese to English is the result of many years of dedicated research and writing by its two authors, George Humberto Ramos and Rhonda Abigail Bennett Henry-Ramos. The Dictionary contains a vast array of football and football-related words and expressions, along with their translations, as well as many pertinent explanations. The terms present in this publication are used on a daily basis in the world of football (soccer), on and off the field. They are also utilized by the press in their commentaries and analyses of the game. As such, this Bilingual Dictionary is an excellent tool for football managers, technical staff, football players, journalists, translators and interpreters, football aficionados, and all visitors to Brazil.
The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010
Author : Bob Boyles
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 1396 pages
File Size : 44,12 MB
Release : 2009-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781602396777
Book Description
The most comprehensive resource on college football ever published.
A History of the Spanish Lexicon
Author : Steven N. Dworkin
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 20,99 MB
Release : 2012-06-07
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0199541140
Book Description
Written from the twin perspectives of linguistic and cultural change, this pioneering book describes the language inherited from Latin and how it was then influenced by the Visigothic and Arabic invasions and later by contact with Old French, Old Provençal, English and, not least, with the indigenous languages of South and Central America.
Football Lexicon
Author : John Leigh
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 36,17 MB
Release : 2006-06
Category : Soccer
ISBN : 9780571230525
Book Description
A sort of Robbie Fowler's Modern English Usage, 'The Football Lexicon' provides an A to Row Z of the language of football, with over 800 examples of the set phrases we use to talk and write about the beautiful game. Altercation; A rather euphemistic way of describing a bust-up, a dust-up, a situation where players square up, as in - 'Bit of an altercation off the ball there.' See also handbags. Z - Row Z is a long way from the pitch and so, by inference, the hypothetical destination of any no-nonsense clearance. Defenders who put safety first by playing within their limitations can be praised, but a reference to the back of the stand may also depict a badly over-hit pass - 'He tried to find Fredgaard on the other wing, but that's gone straight into Row Z.' Old-school managers may even condone their players putting the opposition into the stands along with the ball - 'County boss Billy Dearden was left fuming - 'O’Driscoll should have finished in Row Z but we were too nice'.
The Dynamic Lexicon of English
Author : Julia Landmann
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 47,15 MB
Release : 2023-05-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9004544038
Book Description
The open access publication of this book has been published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation. This study investigates the interrelation between use, meaning and the mind as a central issue of contact-induced linguistic variation and change, using the influence of French, Spanish, German and Yiddish on English as case studies. It relies on innovative methodological approaches, including the use of an integrative, socio-cognitive model of the dynamic lexicon, to describe borrowing processes and their linguistic outcomes. The multitude of socio-cultural contexts relevant to the introduction of the various borrowings since the nineteenth century has been reconstructed. This implies the identification of borrowings reflecting connections of linguistic features and culturally embedded attitudes. Taking the effects of cognitive and social factors on conventionalization and entrenchment processes into account, this study makes an original contribution to existing research.
A Dictionary of Sports Studies
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 38,65 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 019921381X
Book Description
Now You Know Football
Author : Doug Lennox
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 24,29 MB
Release : 2009-08-24
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1770705864
Book Description
It's easy to be a Monday-morning quarterback, but the true football fan has the answers all week long. Doug Lennox, the all-pro of Q&A, leads the drive as he tells us why a touchdown is worth six points, who first decided to pick up the ball and throw it, and how a children's toy changed the sport's biggest championship. Along the way we'll meet players great and not-so-great and encounter the various leagues that have come and gone throughout the world. Why is the sport called "football"? Who first used the term sack? Why did one American president consider banning football? What football team was named after a Burt Reynolds character? Why are footballs shaped the way they are? How many times have NFL and CFL teams squared off? Which came first - the Ottawa Rough Riders or the Saskatchewan Roughriders? Whose Super Bowl ring is a size 25?
Do You Speak Football?
Author : Tom Williams
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,42 MB
Release : 2024-02-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1399410229
Book Description
'At last, the definitive guide to football phraseology across the world... Sparky and very funny' – Paul Hayward 'A reminder that there are few better means of celebrating both our differences and similarities than the game of football' – The Guardian A new edition of an expertly compiled and utterly fascinating compendium of the weird and wonderful words and phrases used to describe football around the world. In this revised glossary of football words and phrases, discover the rich, quirky and joyously creative global language used by fans, commentators and players. From placing a shot 'where the owl sleeps' in Brazil, to what it means to use your 'chocolate leg' in the Netherlands, via 'Anglican' – a phrase adopted by Czechs to describe a disputed goal – and the now ubiquitous 'it's coming home', this comprehensively researched book entertains and informs in equal measure. Discover why a 'café crème' is more than a classic bistro order, what it means when an Indian coach uses his 'brain weapon' and why Dundee United supporters should keep their heads down in Nigeria. With over 750 terms from 89 countries (including 29 ways to describe a nutmeg), this is the definitive guide to the global language of football.
Now You Know — Giant Sports Trivia Bundle
Author : Doug Lennox
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 729 pages
File Size : 44,36 MB
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1459724755
Book Description
Presenting five books in the popular and exhaustive trivia series. This one’s for the sports buff in the family! Doug Lennox, the world champion of trivia, is back to score touchdowns, hit homers, win the golden boot, and knock in holes-in-one every time with a colossal compendium of Q&A athletics that has all anyone could possibly want to know from archery and cycling to skiing and wrestling and everything in between. Why does the winner of the Indianapolis 500 drink milk in victory lane? Who was the first player ever to perform a slam dunk in a basketball game? Why are golfers’ shortened pants called "plus-fours"? When was the Stanley Cup not awarded? Why does the letter k signify a strikeout on a baseball score sheet? Where is the world’s oldest tennis court? What’s more, Doug goes for gold with a wealth of Winter and Summer Olympics lore and legend that will amaze and captivate armchair fans and fervent competitors alike. Includes Now You Know Golf Now You Know Hockey Now You Know Soccer Now You Know Football Now You Know Baseball
