Flexible word classes, Rijkhoff, Jan; van Lier, Eva
Автор: ?tekauer Название: Word-Formation in the World`s Languages ISBN: 1107533643 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107533646 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6019.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book fills a gap in cross-linguistic research by being the first systematic survey of the word-formation of the world`s languages. Data from fifty-five world languages reveals associations between word-formation processes in genetically and geographically distinct languages.
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: Liberman Anatoly Название: Word Origins ... and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone ISBN: 0195161475 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195161472 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5305.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Millions of people want to know the origin of the words they use. Word columns in daily newspapers and numerous books (The Romance of Words, The Loom of Language, Word for Word, and so forth) attempt tp satisfy their curiosity. Word histories are usually digested like pills: the user is interested in getting well, not in the chemistry of the prescribed medication. Those who send letters to the Editor also want a straight answer withoutbothering about how "editors" come by their knowledge. Therefore, they fail to realize that etymologies are seldom definitive and that the science of etymology is intensely interesting. Perhaps if someone explained to them that, compared to the drama of words, Hamlet is a light farce, they might develop a more informed attitudetoward philological research and become students of historical linguistics rather than gullible consumers of journalists` pap.
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