The world of words
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Sterling, 1999.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
410 STEVE 1999
1 available
410 STEVE 1999
1 available
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Published
New York : Sterling, 1999.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
200 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Revised edition of: Words / edited by Victor Stevenson. 1983.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 192) and index.
Description
Did you know that when you call someone a "pal" you're using a word derived from Romany, the gypsy tongue (phal, or brother)? Or that "cosmonaut" has its origins in ancient Greek? Remnants of the past live on in our words, grammar, and pronunciation. This is the story of language--how it succeeds or fails, and why it develops the way it does. * A completely redesigned edition--with newly drawn maps and discussions of the most current linguistic issues (including "politically correct" and technological speech). * Over 1,000 examples illustrate how specific words changed through time. * Covers Sanskrit; Indo-Aryan; Basque; Greek; Celtic; Latin and the Romance languages; Germanic (including English); Slavonic; Baltic tongues; "outsider" languages, like Magyar and Finnish; and Europe's national languages. * Includes over 140 photographs and special boxed sections. Whether you're interested in Romany or Romanian, English from Texas or Italian from Tuscany--you'll find the words that link them here!
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Stevenson, V. (1999). The world of words ([New edition].). Sterling.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stevenson, Victor. 1999. The World of Words. Sterling.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stevenson, Victor. The World of Words Sterling, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stevenson, Victor. The World of Words [New edition]., Sterling, 1999.
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