Wanderings among Words
Author:   Henry Bett
Publisher:   Kessinger Publishing Co
ISBN:  

9780766177925


Pages:   236
Publication Date:   01 August 2003
Format:   Paperback
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Wanderings among Words


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This book is a fascinating study of the history and derivation of many familiar English words. Amongst other things, it deals with some of the primitive elements in our speech which take us back to prehistoric times; with the debt our language owes to Greece and Rome; with words we have inherited from the life and customs of the Middle Ages; and with the odd connections that often exist between words that hardly look as if they were related at all. Contents: primitive; Greece and Rome; middle ages; obsolete words and meanings; trade and commerce; connections and developments; metaphors; oddities.

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Author:   Henry Bett
Publisher:   Kessinger Publishing Co
Imprint:   Kessinger Publishing Co
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   0.542kg
ISBN:  

9780766177925


ISBN 10:   0766177920
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   01 August 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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