| Author | : Fred Sedgwick |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 442 |
| Release | : 2009-07-10 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1847062741 |
An invaluable guide to the fascinating origins of everyday words crafted into pithy annecdotes and facts.
The Etymologicon
| Author | : Mark Forsyth |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 2012-10-02 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1101611766 |
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.
Word Origins...And How We Know Them
| Author | : Anatoly Liberman |
| Publisher | : OUP USA |
| Total Pages | : 335 |
| Release | : 2009-03-16 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0195387074 |
A guide to the science and process of etymology for the layperson explains how the origins and history of hundreds of words are determined, discussing such topics as folk etymology, changes of meaning in language history, borrowed words, and the methods of etymology.
Where Do Words Come From?
| Author | : Jeff Zwiers |
| Publisher | : Reycraft Books |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 2021-11-28 |
| Genre | : 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.
Oxford English Dictionary
| Author | : John A. Simpson |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2002-04-18 |
| Genre | : 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.
Origins of Words and Phrases
| Author | : Reader's Digest Association, Limited |
| Publisher | : Reader's Digest Association |
| Total Pages | : 382 |
| Release | : 2008-02-01 |
| Genre | : 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.
Words We Use
| Author | : Diarmaid Ó Muirithe |
| Publisher | : Gill & Macmillan Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 475 |
| Release | : 2006-10-31 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0717151840 |
Diarmaid Ó Muirithe's column Words We Use was a feature of The Irish Times for many years. This collection of his most memorable contributions, by turns witty and sympathetic, wears its prodigious learning lightly and is sure to delight those captivated by the power of language to shape the world around us. Drawing on the author's nearly inexhaustible knowledge of languages, their mechanics and idiosyncrasies, Words We Use has sections covering everything from Magic and Shakespeare to Computers and Text Messaging. It will change the way you think about language forever.
Words Come in Families
| Author | : Edward Horowitz |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 380 |
| Release | : 1977 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : |
Introduces more than 100 word roots and presents words stemming from each root.
