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Buttering Parsnips, Twocking Chavs : The Secret Life of the English Language
Martin H. Manser
Hardcover - $23.95
"Fine words butter no parsnips" is an expression dating back 400 years. "Twocking" and "chav" are popular new arrivals in the ever-growing vocabulary of British slang. What do words and phrases like these have in common, and what sets them apart? Tha ...
The Story of English
Robert McCrum
Paperback - $26.95
Now revised, this is the first book to tell the whole story of the English language. Originally paired with a major PBS miniseries, the authors present a stimulating and comprehensive record of spoken and written English from its Anglo-Saxon origins ...
Coined by Shakespeare : Words and Meanings First Used by the Bard
Jeff McQuain
Hardcover - $23.95
The first book ever to focus on Shakespeare's coinages.
- Covers terms and meanings still used today
- Includes quizzes on Shakespearean trivia
- A must for Bardophiles everywhere!
The Travels and Adventures of Serendipity : A Study in Sociological Semantics and the Sociology of Science
Robert K. Merton
Paperback - $30.95
From the names of cruise lines and bookstores to an Australian ranch and a nudist camp outside of Atlanta, the word serendipity--that happy blend of wisdom and luck by which something is discovered not quite by accident--is today ubiquitous. This boo ...
In Other Words : A Language Lover's Guide to the Most Intriguing Words Around the World
Christopher J. Moore
Hardcover - $21.95
When ideas fail, words come in handy. But sometimes you can’ t find the right word, and what you want to say can’ t be found in the dictionary. English has its limitations, but the expression you’ re searching for may exist in anoth ...
Making Whoopee : Words of Love for Lovers of Words
Evan Morris
Hardcover - $25.95
"Romance is everything," said Gertrude Stein. And for those of us in love with words, the origins of love words have their own romance. So what is the etymology of the word romance? And for that matter, why is it that a kiss is a kiss, a sigh is just ...
New Keywords : A Revised Vocabulary of Culture and Society
Meaghan Morris
Paperback - $59.95
Raymond Williams' Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society is justly renowned for its role in providing a whole generation of students and intellectuals with trusty and cogent distillations of the language of cultural studies. First published in ...
The Lover's Tongue : A Merry Romp Through the Language of Love and Sex
Mark Morton
Paperback - $26.95
This delightful book includes over 100 mini-essays explaining the origins and historical development of words in our language that pertain to love and sex. Do you know, for example, what a 78 is? Here's a hint: like the old 78 rpm records, the term r ...
