Название: Oxford dictionary of word origins ISBN: 0199547939 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199547937 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7630.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: An accessible, lively A-Z of over 3,000 words and their origins, drawn from Oxford`s unrivalled dictionary research and language monitoring. Ideal for language lovers and students alike, the Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins relates the fascinating stories behind many of our most curious words and expressions.
Автор: Thompson Andrew Название: Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases ISBN: 1612436684 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781612436685 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 16710.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть Описание: Discover hundreds of intriguing, entertaining, and often hilarious origins to the English language's most curious phrases in this fascinating trivia book from bestselling author Andrew Thompson. English is filled with curious, intriguing and bizarre phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating and even hilarious origins behind 400 of them, including: - Read between the Lines - Cat Got Your Tongue? - Put a Sock in It - Close, but No Cigar - Bring Home the Bacon - Caught Red-Handed - Under the Weather - Raining Cats and Dogs Perfect for trivia and language lovers alike, this entertaining collection is the ultimate guide to understanding these baffling mini mysteries of the English language.
Автор: Liberman, Anatoly Название: Word Origins...And How We Know Them ISBN: 0195387074 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195387070 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 15300.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Written in a funny, charming, and conversational style, Word Origins is the first book to offer a thorough investigation of the history and the science of etymology, making this little-known field accessible to everyone interested in the history of words. Anatoly Liberman, an internationally acclaimed etymologist, takes the reader by the hand and explains the many ways that English words can be made, and the many ways in which etymologists try to unearth the origins of words. Every chapter is packed with dozens of examples of proven word histories, used to illustrate the correct ways to trace the origins of words as well as some of the egregiously bad ways to trace them. He not only tells the known origins of hundreds of words, but also shows how their origins were determined. And along the way, the reader is treated to a wealth of fascinating word facts. Did they once have bells in a belfry? No, the original meaning of belfry was siege tower. Are the words isle and island, raven and ravenous, or pan and pantry related etymologically? No, though they look strikingly similar, these words came to English via different routes. Partly a history, partly a how-to, and completely entertaining, Word Origins invites readers behind the scenes to watch an etymologist at work.
Автор: Willi Andreas Название: Origins of the Greek Verb ISBN: 1107195551 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107195554 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 155230.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: By applying various techniques of linguistic reconstruction to a wide range of philological data, Origins of the Greek Verb presents a completely new and uniquely detailed model of the evolution of the Indo-European verbal system from the early proto-language down to the period of the first texts written in Greek.
Автор: Maguire Warren Название: Language and Dialect Contact in Ireland: The Phonological Origins of Mid-Ulster English ISBN: 1474452906 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474452908 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 100320.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Traces the phonological origins of one of the oldest colonial varieties of English
Draws on data from the phonology and phonological history of Ulster English, and regional varieties of English and Scots
Examines consonantal features, including velar palatalisation, pre-R dentalisation, epenthesis, consonant cluster simplification, palatal velarisation, and (non-)rhoticity
Examines the origins of vowel quality and quantity (including the Scottish Vowel Length Rule), and vowel lexical distribution
Draws on theories of language contact and shift, reinforcement, koinéisation, new dialect formation and colonial lag
Draws on previously unpublished phonological data for Mid-Ulster English from the Linguistic Survey of Scotland and from a corpus of audio recordings of traditional south-west Tyrone English
Warren Maguire examines Mid-Ulster English as a key case of new dialect formation, considering the roles of language shift and dialect contact in its phonological development. He explores the different processes which led to the development of MUE through contact between dialects of English, Scots and Irish and examines the history of a wide range of consonantal and vocalic features. In addition to determining the phonological origins of MUE, Maguire shows us why the dialect developed in the way that it did and considers what the phonology of the dialect can tell us about the nature of contact between the input language varieties. In doing so, he demonstrates the kinds of analysis and techniques that can be used to explain the development of extra-territorial varieties of English and colonial dialects in complex situations of contact, and shows that Irish English provides a useful testing-ground for models of new dialect formation.
As one of the oldest 'new' extra-territorial varieties of English, one which developed in a context of language and dialect contact, MUE provides an excellent opportunity to study how new dialects develop in situations of settlement colonisation.
Автор: Hirose Название: Origins of Predicates ISBN: 1138994693 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138994690 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 50010.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book offers a new perspective on natural language predicates by analyzing data from the Plains Cree language. Contrary to traditional understanding, Cree verbal complexes are syntactic constructs composed of morphemes as syntactic objects that are subject to structurally defined constraints, such as c-command. Tomio Hirose illustrates this in his study of vP syntax, event semantics, morphology-syntax mappings, unaccusativity, noun incorporation, and valency-reducing phenomena.
Автор: Smits, Rik Название: Dawn ISBN: 1412862574 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781412862578 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 148010.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Liberman Anatoly Название: Word Origins ... and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone ISBN: 0195161475 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195161472 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 35370.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Millions of people want to know the origin of the words they use. Word columns in daily newspapers and numerous books (The Romance of Words, The Loom of Language, Word for Word, and so forth) attempt tp satisfy their curiosity. Word histories are usually digested like pills: the user is interested in getting well, not in the chemistry of the prescribed medication. Those who send letters to the Editor also want a straight answer withoutbothering about how "editors" come by their knowledge. Therefore, they fail to realize that etymologies are seldom definitive and that the science of etymology is intensely interesting. Perhaps if someone explained to them that, compared to the drama of words, Hamlet is a light farce, they might develop a more informed attitudetoward philological research and become students of historical linguistics rather than gullible consumers of journalists` pap.
Автор: Rivett, Sarah Название: Unscripted America ISBN: 0190492562 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190492564 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 45930.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Unscripted America reconstructs an archive of indigenous language texts in order to present a new and wholly unique account of their impact on philosophy and US literary culture.
Автор: O`Connor Название: The Native Languages of South America ISBN: 1107044286 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107044289 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 116160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In South America indigenous languages are extremely diverse. There are over one hundred language families in this region alone. Contributors from around the world explore the history and structure of these languages, combining insights from archaeology and genetics with innovative linguistic analysis.
Автор: Dor Daniel, Knight Chris, Lewis Jerome Название: The Social Origins of Language ISBN: 019966532X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199665327 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 153120.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book presents a new perspective on the origins of language, and highlights the key role of social and cultural dynamics in driving language evolution. It considers, among other questions, the role of gesture in communication, mimesis, play, dance, and song in extant hunter-gatherer communities, and the time-frame for language evolution.
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