Dictionary Of Word Origins - Softcover

Goyalsaab

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8185288720 ISBN 13: 9788185288727

Publisher: Goyalsaab

Synopsis

The average English speaker knows about 50,000 words - almost twenty-five times more words than there are stars visible in the night sky. This completely new Bloomsbury Dictionary of Word Origins uncovers the often surprising connections between words. In over 8,000 entries the dictionary reveals the origins of and links between, for example, secret and crime, flour and pollen, imbecile and bacteria, plankton and complain. Written in a clear and informative style, with detailed cross-references the Bloomsbury Dictionary of Word Origins shows how English today has developed from its Indo-European origins and how the different main influences on the language have intermingled. The book also deals with the many new words and coinages that enter the lagnauge every year. About The Author: John Ayto is a writer and lexicographer. Having been involved in developing the Longman Dictionary of the English Language, he now writes for the influential 'Words' Column in the Observer. He compiled the Longman Register of New Words.

Edition details

• Publisher: Goyalsaab
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8185288720
• ISBN 13: 9788185288727
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 592