Download or read book The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Word Origins written by Adrian Room and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains entymologies of thousands of English words, with information on language of origin, and including recently coined words such as disco and slang such as yob. It should be of use to anyone interested in the history of words and how language is used.
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Download or read book Hutchinson Wordworks written by Helicon Publishing, Limited and published by . This book was released on 1996-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This three-volume work comprises - The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of English Usage, The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Word Origins and The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Quotes.
Download or read book The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology written by Walter W. Skeat and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 1993 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walter Skeat (1835-1912) was one of the greatest investigators of the roots of the English language, and his remarkable scholarship was instrumental in the revival of the great works of early English Literature. His astonishing detective work into the origins and development of the world's most widely used language provides an unsurpassed guide to its flexibility and richness.
Download or read book Dictionary of Word Origins written by Joseph T Shipley and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 1067 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extensive reference volume presents the etymological history of thousands of English words. The story of how words come to be is the story of how humans think, and how we fashion our civilizations. Words can be the product of long and intertwining histories, migrations from other languages, or new coinages of science or slang. This diversity of origins is part of what gives the English language its beauty and power. In Dictionary of Word Origins, etymologist Joseph T. Shipley provides a fascinating window into the evolution of modern English, from the onomatopoetic aspect of “abash” to the animalistic origins of “zodiac.”
Download or read book Dictionary of Word Origins written by John Ayto and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The histories of over 8,000 words explained in an authoritative and accessible style.
Download or read book NTC s Dictionary of Word Origins written by Adrian Room and published by NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company. This book was released on 1994-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive reference to the origins of nearly 1,200 words used in the English language.
Download or read book Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology written by Robert K. Barnhart and published by Collins Reference. This book was released on 1995-09-15 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As all lovers of language know, words are the source of our very understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Often, however, our use of language is so automatic that we neglect to consider where those words came from and what they assume. What are the implications, beyond the simple dictionary definitions, of using words such as privilege, hysteria, seminal, and gyp? Browsing through the pages of The Barhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology is like exploring the historical, political, and rhetorical wonderland of our linguistic heritage. We see the evolution of ideas, as rootword connections that now seem arbitrary are traced to schools of thought from the past. We also find an opportunity to examine how the sometimes backwards, sometimes hilarious, and sometimes illuminating ideologies built into our language affect our modern thinking. Written in a fresh, accessible style, this book provides the derivations of over 21,000 English-language words without resorting to the use of abbreviations, symbols, or technical terminology. Drawing on the most current American scholarship, and focusing on the core words in contemporary English, The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology is both a diverting browse and a thinking person's Bible.
Download or read book The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Music written by Barrie Jones and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Music, in 7,500 entries, retains the breadth of coverage, clarity, and accessibility of the highly acclaimed Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Music, from which it is derived. Tracing its lineage to the Everyman Dictionary of Music, now out of print, it boasts a distinguished heritage of the finest musical scholarship. This book provides comprehensive coverage of theoretical and technical music terminology, embracing the many genres and forms of classical music, clearly illustrated with examples. It also provides core information on composers and comprehensive lists of works from the earliest exponents of polyphony to present-day composers.
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Download or read book Dictionary of Word Origins written by Linda Flavell and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Words are the building blocks of language, but their derivations are often stories in themselves. Have you ever wondered why we wear perfume, read magazines, vote for candidates and speak in jargon? With entries from assassin to villain, the authors explain the origins of 300 words.
Download or read book Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary written by Michael Upshall and published by Random House (UK). This book was released on 1992 with total page 915 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides comprehensive coverage of words, phrases, terms, word origins and pronounciation. It has 15,000 up-to-date encyclopaedia entries on people, places, politics, science, technology, the arts, business and mythology. There are 75,000 dictionary definitions, plus tables and chronologies.
Download or read book Bloomsbury Concise Dictionary of Word Origins written by John Ayto and published by . This book was released on 1994-04 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The average English speaker knows about 50,000 words. This dictionary uncovers the often surprising connections between words, revealing the origins and links between for example, beef and cow, secret and crime, flour and pollen, imbecile and bacteria, plankton and complain.
Download or read book A Concise Dictionary of Bible Origins and Interpretation written by Alec Gilmore and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2006-12-28 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concise, convenient and comprehensive: this handy dictionary will inform and enlighten all who want to understand how the Bible came together, the history of the various texts behind it, the versions in which it has appeared, the process of editing and compilation, and the different methods of interpretation that have developed over the centuries. Much of this material can be found in larger reference works and commentaries, but most students and lay people find that most of these books are written by scholars for scholars, which means the reader can feel bogged down in too much technical detail. Informed by the latest advances in biblical scholarship, this handy dictionary provides the reader with concise, manageable information on all the key issues and topics. It will be especially helpful to students of religion and related subjects, as well as to religious educators in schools, colleges and churches of all denominations.
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Download or read book Word Origins written by John Ayto and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 983 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Times Dictionary of Word Origins written by John Ayto and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
