Where Words Come from

Zusatztext "Mr. Sedgwick's book is friendly, accessible, informative and chatty...It's a fun book." Writing Magazine, October 2009 Informationen zum Autor Fred Sedgwick is a poet, former headteacher and author of many books in the areas of literature, expressive arts, education and creativity.   Klappentext Acts as a one-volume resource, providing an introduction to every aspect of corpus linguistics as it is being used at the moment. Vorwort An invaluable guide to the fascinating origins of everyday words crafted into pithy annecdotes and facts. Zusammenfassung Did you know that 'aardvark' comes from the South African for 'earth pig'? Or that 'assassin' actually comes from the Arabic for 'smoker of hashish'? This book explains why 'bungalow' comes from Hindi and what exactly 'hello' is short for. It is also a guide to the fascinating origins of everyday words. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Abbreviations Introduction Map A-Z list of words Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Paul Baker, Fred Sedgwick
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 10.05.2009
• EAN: 9781847062741
• ISBN: 978-1-84706-274-1
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 200 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Englisch, Historische und vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft