May We Borrow Your Language: How English .
¥800.00 JPY • Used
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. The English language that is spoken by one billion p...
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A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. The English language that is spoken by one billion people around the world is a linguistic mongrel, its vocabulary a diverse mix resulting from centur ies of borrowing from other tongues. From the Celtic languages of pre-Roman Britain to Norman French; from the Vikings' Old Scandinavian to Persian, S anskrit, Algonquian, Cantonese and Hawaiian, amongst a host of others, we h ave enriched our modern language with such words as tulip, slogan, doolally , avocado, moccasin, ketchup and ukulele. This book explores the intriguing and unfamiliar stories behind scores of familiar words that the English la nguage has filched; in so doing, it also sheds fascinating light on the wid er history of the development of the English we speak today. Full of etymol ogical nuggets to intrigue and delight the reader, this is a gift book for word buffs to cherish--as cerebrally stimulating as it is entertaining. About the Author: Philip Gooden is the author of Faux Pas A No-Nonsense Guide to Words and Phrase and Who's Whose A No-Nonsense Guide to Easily-Confused Words.
Product Info
ISBN: 1786694557
ISBN-13: 9781786694553
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Year: 2017
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
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Country: Japan
