Our Marvelous Native Tongue
Author : Robert Claiborne
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Page : pages
File Size : 47,75 MB
Release : 1969
Category : English language
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Author : Robert Claiborne
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 47,75 MB
Release : 1969
Category : English language
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Author : Robert Clairborne
Publisher :
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 13,85 MB
Release : 1990
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Author : Robert Claiborne
Publisher : Crown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 24,2 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Recounts a history of the English language from its Indo-European origins to the present.
Author : Geoffrey Galt Harpham
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 10,69 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780226316963
Joseph Conrad has traditionally been seen as a master - a master mariner, master storyteller, master of the secrets of the human heart, master of fictional technique. Recently, however, these compliments have given way to charges that Conrad is complicit in the various masteries associated with racism, imperialism, and the patriarchy. In this book, Geoffrey Galt Harpham inquires not only into Conrad's work and reputation, but also into the idea of mastery as such.
Author : Tracy B. Strong
Publisher :
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 35,94 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Citizenship
ISBN : 022662322X
"Tracy Strong explores the development of the concept of American citizenship and of what it means to belong to this country, beginning with the Puritans in the 17th century and continuing to the present day. He examines in detail the conflicts over what citizenship means as reflected in the writings and speeches of America's leading thinkers and leaders ranging from John Winthrop and Roger Williams, to Thomas Jefferson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Franklin Roosevelt, among others who have participated in our cultural and political debates. We see how the requirements and demands of citizenship have been discussed and better understand how groups are defined into and out of the American nation"--
Author : John H. McWhorter
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 15,31 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781592403950
Why do we say "I am reading a catalog" instead of "I read a catalog"? Why do we say "do" at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, author McWhorter distills hundreds of years of lore i
Author : Sol Steinmetz
Publisher : Random House Reference
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 18,67 MB
Release : 2012-01-11
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0307496465
If time travelers from the nineteenth century dropped in on us, our strange vocabulary would shock them just as much as our TVs, cars, and computers. Society changes, and so does its word stock. The Life of Language reveals how pop culture, business, technology, and other forces of globalization expand and enrich the English language, forming thousands of new words every year. In this fascinating and jargon-free guide, lexicographers Kipfer and Steinmetz reconstruct the births of thousands of words, including infantries, poz, mobs, Soho, dinks, choo choos, frankenfoods, LOL, narcs and perps. · A word lover’s guide to etymology, written in a fun, informal, and accessible style · An excellent resource for vocabulary building; a word's root helps readers understand its meaning · Beautifully packaged paperback with French flaps From the Trade Paperback edition.
Author : Chrysti Mueller Smith
Publisher : Farcountry Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 34,71 MB
Release : 2015-09-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1560375302
In this companion edition to her popular Verbivore's Feast, Chrysti the Wordsmith, host of the much-loved radio show of the same name, once again examines the evolution and history of the English language, using the odd expressions and cliches that pepper it. Exploring words such as lollygag and quack, and phrases ranging from break a leg to shake a stick and from Adam's apple to trip the light fantastic, Chrysti the Wordsmith uncovers the fascinating stories about their origins.
Author : Chrysti Mueller Smith
Publisher : Farcountry Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 33,82 MB
Release : 2012-09-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1560375280
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.
Author : Keith Denning
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 14,59 MB
Release : 2007-02-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199724350
This unique text draws on the tools of modern linguistics to help the student acquire an effective understanding of learned, specialized, and scientific vocabulary. English Vocabulary Elements (EVE) helps develop familiarity with over 350 Latin and Greek word elements in English, and shows how these roots are the building blocks within thousands of different words. Along the way the authors introduce and illustrate many of the fundamental concepts of linguistics. Offering a thorough approach to the expansion of vocabulary, EVE is an invaluable resource that provides students a deeper understanding of the language. This book will be useful to upper level high school students, undergraduates in English, Linguistics, and Classics departments, ESL students, and anyone interested in building vocabulary skills. This edition is refined and thoroughly updated. It includes updated cultural references, and the authors have revised and improved the pedagogy based on classroom experience. In particular they account for variations in pronunciation among students; clarify when historical details are important or peripheral; and improve the many examples and exercises that form the core of the book.