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Describes The Origins And Sense Development Of Over 12,000 Core Words Of The English Language, With Dates Of First Recorded Evidence Sourced By Ongoing Research For The Oedexplores Colourful Popular Beliefs About The Origins Of Words Like Posh, Snob, And The Full Monty Why Did A Roman Soldier Connect The Word Salary With Salt?the Oxford Dictionary Of Word Histories Describes The Origins And Sense Development Of Thousands Of Core Words Of The English Language; Dates Are Given Where Recorded Evidence Of Use Has Been Found Sourced By The Ongoing Research For The Oxford English Dictionary. Additional Word Histories Outside This Core Group Are Included For Words With A Particularly Interesting Story To Tell And Links Between Words Are Given Where These Enhance The Picture. A Key Feature Of The Book Is The Inclusion Of A Large Number Of Well-Known Idioms With Dates Of Original Use With Details Of How And When They Came About: For Example Happy As A Sandboy, And Say It With Flowers. Colourful Popular Beliefs Are Explored About Words Such As Posh And Snob, While Insights Are Given Into Our Social History Revealed By Language Development. The Notion Of 'Relationships' Is Central And Highlights The Following: · Shared Roots (E.g. Stare And Starve Both From A Base Meaning Be Rigid) · Common Ancestry (Mongrel Related To Mingle And Among) · Surprising Commonality (Wage And Wed) · Typical Formation (Blab, Bleat, Chatter, Gibber, All Imitative Of Sounds) · Influence By Association · Shared Wordbuilding Elements (Hyperspace, Hypersonic, Hyperlink) With Boxed Information On The Various Meanings Of The Prefix In Question. Readership: Suitable For Language Specialists, Language Students, Students, Any Adult Or Young Person Interested In Words And Their Development Or In Word Associations, Academic Libraries, Dictionary Compilers. Contents Prefaceintroductionmain Dictionary
| ISBN | 9780198608936 |
| Autor(a) | Oxford University Press |
| Editora | Oxford University Press - USA |
| Idioma | Inglês Britânico |
| Faixa etária | Jovens Adultos (15-21) à Adultos (+21) |
| Níveis de ensino | Intermediário (B1.2) |
| Ano de edição | 2004 |
| Páginas | 668 |
| Dimensões | 0019,50 X 0013,00 |
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