Описание: Containing more than 7,000 phrases, this dictionary covers situations from talking to a doctor to ordering a meal, and helps learners communicate personal feelings, and make small talk.
Описание: A smorgasbord of surprising, obscure, and exotic words
In this delightful encore to the national bestseller A Word A Day, Anu Garg, the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day Web site (wordsmith.org), presents an all-new collection of unusual, intriguing words and real-life anecdotes that will thrill writers, scholars, and word buffs everywhere. Another Word A Day celebrates the English language in all its quirkiness, grandeur, and fun, and features new chapters ranging from ""Words Formed Erroneously"" and ""Red-Herring Words"" to ""Kangaroo Words,"" ""Discover the Theme,"" and ""What Does That Company Name Mean?"" In them, you'll find a treasure trove of curious and compelling words, including agelast, dragoman, mittimus, nyctalopia, quacksalver, scission, tattersall, and zugzwang. Each entry includes a concise definition, etymology, and usage example, interspersed with illuminating quotations.
Praise for a word a day
""Anu Garg's many readers await their A Word A Day rations hungrily. Now at last here's a feast for them and other verbivores. Eat up "" --Barbara Wallraff, Senior Editor at The Atlantic Monthly and author of Word Court
""AWADies will be familiar with Anu Garg's refreshing approach to words: words are fun and they have fascinating histories."" --John Simpson, Chief Editor, Oxford English Dictionary
Автор: Wolfram Walt, Lodge K R, Thomas E Erik, Blair Kari Название: Development of African American English ISBN: 0631230874 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780631230878 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 9179.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume focuses on the past and present development of African American vernacular English, particularly its development during the antebellum period and its trajectory of change in 20th-century. It studies an isolated bi-racial community situated in a distinctive dialect region.
Автор: Lees Название: The Cambridge History of Early Medieval English Literature ISBN: 0521190584 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521190589 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 26136.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This History covers the earliest period of English literature, which laid the foundations for all subsequent literature in Britain and Ireland. It includes poetry, prose, accounts of book history and art, as well as the various literary traditions, and captures the best of international contemporary scholarship in the field.
Автор: Deuber Название: English in the Caribbean ISBN: 1107027470 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107027473 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 15840.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book presents an in-depth study of English as spoken in two major anglophone Caribbean territories, Jamaica and Trinidad. The discussion is situated in the context of variation in the Caribbean and the wider context of world Englishes, and sociolinguistics.
Автор: Edited by Roger Lass Название: The cambridge history of the english language, vol.3 ISBN: 0521264766 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521264761 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 37541.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume traces the development of English from Middle English through Early Modern English to the early stages of the modern language. It covers orthography, punctuation, phonology, morphology, syntax, lexis and semantics, regional and social variation, and literary language. It includes a glossary of linguistic terms and an extensive bibliography.
Автор: Stockwell, Robert Paul Minkova, Donka Название: English words ISBN: 0521709172 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521709170 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6019.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Discusses the learned vocabulary of English - the words borrowed from the classical languages. This new edition covers the recent trend of blending and shortening associated with texting and other forms of electronic communication, and discusses types of allomorphy and Grimm`s law. An online workbook contains extra readings and exercises.
Автор: Wolfram Walt, Schilling-Estes Natalie, Taylor-Goob Название: American English ISBN: 1405112662 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781405112666 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 3774.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book provides a very readable, up-to-date description of language variation in American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences.
Автор: Roget Название: Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases ISBN: 1108074170 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108074179 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5861.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: More than half of the hundred publications written by the physician Peter Mark Roget (1779-1869) were on non-medical topics. This reissue of the 1852 first edition of his most famous work (never subsequently out of print) shows the breadth of Roget`s own knowledge and interests.
Автор: Christian Mair Название: Twentieth-Century English Hardback ISBN: 0521832195 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521832199 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 11682.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Standard English has evolved in many ways over the past hundred years. From pronunciation to vocabulary to grammar, this concise survey clearly documents the recent history of Standard English. Essential reading for anyone interested in language change in progress, it will be welcomed by students, researchers and language teachers alike.
Автор: Adorno T Theodor, Singer Peter, Curtiss S Susan, Название: Introduction to American English ISBN: 0631197923 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780631197928 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 5853.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This work explains American English in the context of American life, history, and institutions, while also making comparisons with British English.
Автор: Edited by Richard M. Hogg Название: History of the English Language, A Paperback ISBN: 052171799X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521717991 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 8395.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The history and development of English, from the earliest known writings to its status today as a dominant world language, is a subject of major importance to linguists and historians. In this book a team of international experts cover the entire recorded history of the language over fifteen centuries.
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