The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language - Mark Forsyth
- Dodał: administrator
- Data: 00:50 10-11-2018
- Kategoria: Językoznawstwo, nauka o literaturze
What does organised crime have to do with church organs? And what’s the connection between blank cheques and check mate? The Etymologicon takes you on a journey through the hidden connections between words. Why is champagne the ideal drink for a campaign, what does shooting pool have to do with chickens, and why is black really white? There’s always a connection. Sometimes, it’s obvious: an actor’s role was once written on a roll of parchment, and cappuccinos are the same colour as the robes of a Capuchin monk. Sometimes the connection is astonishing and a little more hidden: who would have guessed that your pants and panties are named after Saint Pantaleon, the all-compassionate? Springing from writer and journalist Mark Forsyth’s hugely popular blog The Inky Fool and including word-connection parlour games perfect for any word-lovers get-together, The Etymologicon is a brilliant map of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language. źródło opisu: http://www.iconbooks.co.uk/book/the-etymologicon-a...(?) źródło okładki: http://www.iconbooks.co.uk/book/the-etymologicon-a...»
| liczba stron | 288 | ||
| język | angielski | ||
| ISBN | 9781848313194 | ||
| kategoria | językoznawstwo, nauka o literaturze | ||
| data wydania | listopad 2011 (data przybliżona) | ||
| słowa kluczowe | Etymologia |
Rejestracja jest za darmo i jest bardzo szybka! Kliknij tutaj aby założyć konto. Trwa to tylko 15 sekund!.
Podobne wpisy do The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language - Mark Forsyth
Jak kandydowałem na gubernatora - Mark Twain
"Przed kilkoma miesiącami wysunięto moją kandydaturę na gubernatora stanu Nowy Jork z listy niezależnych. Moimi kontrkandydatami byli pp. John I. Smith oraz Blank J. Blank. Wiedziałem, że posiadam niewątpliwą przewagę nad tymi p...
Eleven - Patricia Highsmith
From the eerily outlandish to the dark and brutal, Eleven presents a gallery of bizarre characters, each driven by strange unspoken urges, whose cumulative effect is at least as unsettling as any of Highsmith's previous novels. Contains: -The Snail-W...
Endymion the Man in the Moon - John Lyly
Endymion, the Man in the Moon is an Elizabethan era stage play, a comedy by John Lyly. The play provides a vivid example of the cult of flattery in the royal court of Queen Elizabeth I, and has been called "without doubt, the boldest in conception an...
TCP/IP podstawy - Andrew G. Blank
Książka przybliży zasady działania TCP/IP na poziomie średnio zaawansowanym, pomoże w nauce podstaw protokołu TCP/IP. Czytelnik znajdzie tu obszerne wprowadzenie do tematu, wyjaśniające podstawy TCP/IP za pomocą prostego słownictwa oraz przedstawieni...
Moje Remedium czyli blank fajne dzieciństwo - Ewa Prochaczek, Ryszard Til
język polski ISBN 8390950367 data wydania 2014 (data przybliżona) kategoria literatura faktu
Super Frank: Frank Lampard: The Biography of England's Greatest Footballer - Douglas Thompson
The King of the King's Road and a vital player in England's bid for victory at the 2006 World Cup, Frank Lampard is a footballer of genuine, dynamic majesty. The East End boy who's become a West End star, he's hailed by fans, critics, players and man...