Main All In a Word: 100 Delightful Excursions into the Uses and Abuses of Words
All In a Word: 100 Delightful Excursions into the Uses and Abuses of Words cover

All In a Word: 100 Delightful Excursions into the Uses and Abuses of Words

5.0 / 5.0
0 comments
Delve into the hidden nature of words: An irresistible mix of information, curiosity, and fun Linguist Vivian Cook takes us on a brilliant series of excursions into the history and meaning of words: How do we learn words as a child? How are words born, and why do they die? Why do some never get spoken, and others never written? Each chapter is charmingly illustrated—and accompanied by a rich assortment of games, lists, puzzles, and quotes. From polite words to crass words, from p-c words to Shakespeare’s words, from food and wine words to jazz and drug words—the book is an exciting exploration into the abundance and variety of words
Request Code : ZLIBIO867638
Categories:
Year:
2010
Edition:
Reprint
Publisher:
Melville House
Language:
English
Pages:
320
ISBN 10:
1935554220
ISBN 13:
9781935554226
ISBN:
1935554220,9781935554226

Comments of this book

There are no comments yet.