Author : Fred Sedgwick
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 15,13 MB
Release : 2009-07-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1847062741
An invaluable guide to the fascinating origins of everyday words crafted into pithy annecdotes and facts.
Author : Mark Forsyth
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 16,21 MB
Release : 2012-10-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0425260798
This perfect gift for readers, writers, and literature majors alike unearths the quirks of the English language. For example, do you know why a mortgage is literally a “death pledge”? Why guns have girls’ names? Why “salt” is related to “soldier”? Discover the answers to all of these etymological questions and more in this fascinating book for fans of of Eats, Shoots & Leaves. The Etymologicon is a completely unauthorized guide to the strange underpinnings of the English language. It explains how you get from “gruntled” to “disgruntled”; why you are absolutely right to believe that your meager salary barely covers “money for salt”; how the biggest chain of coffee shops in the world connects to whaling in Nantucket; and what, precisely, the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening. This witty book will awake the linguist in you and illuminate the hidden meanings behind common words and phrases, tracing their evolution through all of their surprising paths throughout history.
Author : Kelley Kolda
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 16,42 MB
Release : 2021-05-06
Category :
ISBN :
Before a child can learn to read, they need to have a good, well-rounded understanding of basic words and what they mean. And while that may sound a bit overwhelming, there are very easy ways that you can build a preschooler's vocabulary and introduce early reading concepts. In fact, you probably do a whole lot of them normally, throughout the course of your day or week without even noticing it. The English language is made up of words from different places, events, and periods of time. Each of those words has an exciting story to tell us about where, when, how, and why they came about. This book is packed with easy-to-understand definitions and awesome word origin stories. With this dictionary for kids, you can understand the history and meaning of English words, improve your vocabulary and spelling, and learn to play with language. This unique dictionary for kids includes: Roots & branches―Learn about the building blocks that make up words, called roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Kid-friendly definitions―Look up definitions designed for your reading level in this dictionary for kids. Word tidbits―Find out where your favorite food words got their start, from bacon to marshmallow, spaghetti, yogurt, and beyond. Buy now.
Author : Jeff Zwiers
Publisher : Reycraft Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,58 MB
Release : 2021-11-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781478874058
Words are everywhere. But do you know where your favorite words come from? Maybe they plop to the ground from high up in the sky! Or maybe workers piece them together in big factories. Or maybe they come from a one-of-a-kind word-maker . . . but who could that be? Vivid letter-filled illustrations explore imaginative ways words are made as this book shares the secret to creating new words.
Author : John A. Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 50,69 MB
Release : 2002-04-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780195218893
The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.
Author : John Ayto
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 983 pages
File Size : 28,35 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1408101602
The average contemporary English speaker knows 50,000 words. Yet stripped down to its origins, this apparently huge vocabulary is in reality much smaller, derived from Latin, French and the Germanic languages. It is estimated that every year, 800 neologisms are added to the English language: acronyms (nimby), blended words (motel), and those taken from foreign languages (savoir-faire). Laid out in an A-Z format with detailed cross references, and written in a style that is both authoritative and accessible, Word Origins is a valuable historical guide to the English language.
Author : Patrick Skipworth
Publisher : What on Earth Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 22,64 MB
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781912920181
A stunning nonfiction picture book about the global diversity hidden in the English language
Author : Edward Horowitz
Publisher :
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 15,85 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Introduces more than 100 word roots and presents words stemming from each root.
Author : Reader's Digest Association, Limited
Publisher : Reader's Digest Association
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 45,85 MB
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780276442445
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 : Wilfred John Funk
Publisher : Wings
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 20,78 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780517265741
From a highly respected name in reference literature, an easy-to-access, dependable sourcebook on the origin and development of thousands of words, each word has been thoroughly checked by ranking linguists and the information is presented in a manner as entertaining as fiction, An Outlet bestseller in previous editions. 432 pages. 6 X 9.
