Download or read book Spanish Word Histories and Mysteries written by and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features over 150 entries that describe the history and trace the roots of Spanish words and expressions that have made their way into the English language.
Download or read book Spanish Word Histories And Mysteries written by Editors of the American Heritage Di and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2007-11-14 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people know that words like burrito and quesadilla come from Spanish, but there are many more English words that we would never suspect are Spanish until we look closely. Did you know that the words breeze and hammock come from Spanish? The jerky in beef jerky, for example, is from Spanish charquí, and the English verb vamoose is from the expression ?Vamos! which means Let’s go! in Spanish. Spanish Word Histories and Mysteries: English Words that Come from Spanish tells the fascinating stories behind 200 English words from Spanish. Every sphere of English vocabulary has been enriched by Spanish, from names for animals—alligator, coyote, and mosquito—to words for weather—hurricane and tornado. This book also explores the Spanish origin of some of the colorful expressions of the Old West: bonanza, loco, mustang, ranch, and ten-gallon hat. Of course, the book digs into the many words for different foods that come from Spanish—not only the obvious ones, such as salsa and taco, but also potato, tomato, caramel, vanilla, and, most important, chocolate. Photographs and line drawings enliven the pages and illustrate the history of the words.
Download or read book More Word Histories and Mysteries written by and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Word Histories And Mysteries written by Editors of the American Heritage Di and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2004-10-13 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that cats are related etymologically to caterpillars? Or that Thomas Edison played a key role in popularizing the use of the greeting “Hello”? Or that muscles were originally mice, since a flexed biceps looks like a little rodent scurrying under the skin? Word Histories and Mysteries provides a panoramic view of the unique richness of English, uncovering the origins of five hundred everyday words whose surprising and often amusing stories offer insights into the history of humankind. Arranged in convenient alphabetical order, the notes are written in a lively and entertaining style perfect for browsing. The reader can learn how words were coined, or trace the origins of English back to the Indo-European language spoken long before the invention of writing. A short introduction outlines the techniques linguists use to trace the history of words, and a handy glossary explains the linguistic terms that describe the ways in which language changes over time. Photographs and drawings help familiarize the reader with the ancient objects or cultural practices from which our words have sprung. Fascinating and fun to read, Word Histories and Mysteries is an ideal gift for high school or college students interested in language and for anyone who wants to know more about the curious sounds we make to communicate every day.
Download or read book Teaching World History as Mystery written by Jack Zevin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents a philosophy, methodology, and examples for world history instruction based on inquiry and problem-solving methods that promote reasoning and judgment and restore a sense of imagination and participation to classroom learning.
Download or read book Word Mysteries Histories written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the etymology of over 500 words in the English language.
Download or read book Mark My Words written by Rob Kyff and published by Creators Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-10 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where did the term “lazy Susan” come from? What do you call someone who hails from Michigan? How did the United States end up with regional differences in dialect? The answer to all these questions lies in the colorful history of the English language. Teacher, writer, editor and language expert Rob Kyff — aka “The Word Guy” — is a master of words. Through his snappy weekly column, he shares grammar tips and offers history lessons on the origins of the English language and its unexpected evolution. “Mark My Words” provides handy tips on punctuation and usage, promising to elevate any reader’s writing skills. But it also puts forth quirky and spirited word games, quizzes and fun facts that will delight anyone with an interest in language.
Download or read book Can Am Asta written by Hinda Packard and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-12-28 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clubs, hearts, spades and diamonds are the four suits of any card game. But Can(Am)asta is no ordinary card game. It combines Canadian rules with American rules, and leads to a whole lot of fun for anyone who embraces the competitive spirit that comes with playing cards with friends and family. Hinda Packard and Nancy Kaplan love the game of canasta. Yet as they learned to play, it soon became evident that every person followed a different set of rules; some easy and others quite challenging. In a comprehensive handbook tailored to canasta players of all levels, Packard and Kaplan outline easy-to-follow guidelines that include instructions on how to play Can(Am)asta using insider tips and strategies, information on rules and scoring, definitions of special hands, strategies to make the game more interesting, and optional rules for playing for money. Through their teachings, it is their hope that others will derive as much enjoyment from the game as they have. I (Heart) Canasta shares proven insider tips, strategies, and easy-to-follow instructions for anyone interested in learning and winning a new version of canasta.
Download or read book Por qu 101 Questions About Spanish written by Judy Hochberg and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ¿Por qué? 101 Questions about Spanish is for anyone who wants to understand how Spanish really works. Standard textbooks and grammars describe the "what" of Spanish - its vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and pronunciation - but ¿Por qué? explains the "why". Judy Hochberg draws on linguistic principles, Hispanic culture, and language history to answer questions such as: Why are so many Spanish verbs irregular? - Why does Spanish have different ways to say "you"? - Why is h silent? - Why doesn't Spanish use apostrophes? - Why does Castilian Spanish have the th sound? Packed with information, guidance, and links to further research, ¿Por qué? is an accessible study guide that is suitable for Spanish students, instructors, native speakers, and the general reader. It is a valuable supplementary text for serious students of Spanish at all levels, from beginning to advanced. ¿Por qué? also covers topics usually left to specialized books, including the evolution of Spanish, how children and adults learn Spanish, and the status of languages that co-exist with Spanish, from Catalan to Spanish sign language to the indigenous languages of Latin America.
Download or read book History and mystery of common things written by C. W. Allen and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of the Spanish Language written by Ralph Penny and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-10-21 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a thoroughly revised, updated and expanded 2002 edition of Ralph Penny's authoritative textbook, first published in 1991, which provides a clear and elegant account of the development of Spanish over the last 2,000 years. Although principally oriented towards 'internal' history, 'external' history is also considered and referred to throughout. In this new edition, as well as adding insights from more recent scholarship throughout the text, Professor Penny has added a chapter which discusses the nature of linguistic history, the concept of World Spanish, processes of convergence and divergence in Spanish, and the English/Spanish interface. This edition also contains a glossary of technical terms, guidance on further reading, and suggested topics for discussion.
Download or read book Brit ish written by Afua Hirsch and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Afua Hirsch - co-presenter of Samuel L. Jackson's major BBC TV series Enslaved - the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the uncomfortable truth about race and identity in Britain today. You're British. Your parents are British. Your partner, your children and most of your friends are British. So why do people keep asking where you're from? We are a nation in denial about our imperial past and the racism that plagues our present. Brit(ish) is Afua Hirsch's personal and provocative exploration of how this came to be - and an urgent call for change. 'The book for our divided and dangerous times' David Olusoga
Download or read book The Experience of Disaster in Early Modern English Literature written by Sophie Chiari and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-04-27 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the concept of ‘disaster’ through a variety of literary texts dating back to the early modern period. While Shakespeare’s age, which was an era of colonisation, certainly marked a turning point in men and women’s relations with nature, the present times seem to announce the advent of environmental justice in spite of the massive ecological destructions that have contributed to reshape our planet. Between then and now, a whole history of climatic disasters and of their artistic depictions needs to be traced. The literary representations of eco-catastrophes, in particular, have consistently fashioned the English identity and led to the progress of science and the ‘advancement of learning’. They have also obliged us to adapt, recycle and innovate. How could the destructive process entailed by ecological disasters be represented on the page and thereby transformed into a creative process encouraging meditation, preservation and resilience in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? To this question, this book offers nuanced, contextualised and perceptive answers. Divided into three main sections ‘Extreme Conditions’, ‘Tempestuous Skies’, and ‘Biblical Calamities,' it deals with the major environmental issues of our time through the prism of early modern culture and literature.
Download or read book History of Spanish Literature written by George Ticknor and published by London : [s.n.]. This book was released on 1863 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Swamp Rat written by Theodore G. Manno and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theodore G. Manno traces the history of nutria from their natural range in South America to their status as an invasive species known for destroying the environmentally and economically important wetlands along the Gulf Coast. In this definitive book on “swamp rats,” Manno vividly recounts western expansion and the explosion of the American fur industry. Then he details an apocalyptic turn—to replace an overhunted beaver population in North America, humans introduced nutria. With an eclectic repertoire of true stories that read like fiction and are played out by larger-than-life characters, Manno conveys the legend of empire-seeking fur trappers, the bizarre miscommunications that led to nutria releases, and the sadness that comes with killing millions of nutria whose ancestors were never meant to leave their South American habitat. He tells of disastrous interactions among hungry nutria, storm surges from Hurricane Katrina, and major oil spills. His extensively researched and epic narrative, accompanied by more than thirty photographs and entertaining interviews with biologists, historians, fashion designers, and chefs, weaves a poignant tale of empire, conquest, fortune, and even Tabasco Sauce. Manno provides a full overview of what is currently known about nutria—a species now aggressively hunted with a bounty program because of their reputation for wetland destruction.
Download or read book History of Spanish literature in three volumes 1 written by George Ticknor and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lexicalization patterns in color naming written by Ida Raffaelli and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2019-10-09 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume presents sixteen chapters focused on lexicalization patterns used in color naming in a variety of languages. Although previous studies have dealt with categorization and perceptual salience of color terms, few studies have been consistently conducted in order to investigate phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic devices languages use to form color terms. The aim of this volume is to approach color data from a relativist and typological perspective and to address some novel viewpoints in the research of color terms, such as: (a) the focus on language structure per se in the study of lexicalization data; (b) investigation of inter- and intra-language structural variation; (c) culture and language contact as reflected in language structure. Topics of this book have a broad appeal to researchers working in the fields of linguistics, anthropology, sociology, and psychology.
