May We Borrow Your Language? by Gooden, Philip

May We Borrow Your Language?

The English language that is spoken by one billion people around the world is a linguistic mongrel,...
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Author: Philip Gooden
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May We Borrow Your Language? by Gooden, Philip

May We Borrow Your Language?

€41,24

May We Borrow Your Language?

€41,24
Author: Philip Gooden
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
The English language that is spoken by one billion people around the world is a linguistic mongrel, its vocabulary a diverse mix resulting from centuries of borrowing from other tongues. From the Celtic languages of pre-Roman Britain to Norman French; from the Vikings' Old Scandinavian to Persian, Sanskrit, Algonquian, Cantonese and Hawaiian, amongst a host of others, we have enriched our modern language with such words as tulip, slogan, doolally, avocado, moccasin, ketchup and ukulele. This book explores the intriguing and unfamiliar stories behind scores of familiar words that the English language has filched; in so doing, it also sheds fascinating light on the wider history of the development of the English we speak today. Full of etymological nuggets to intrigue and delight the reader, this is a gift book for word buffs to cherish--as cerebrally stimulating as it is entertaining.

Author: Philip Gooden
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Published: 02/01/2017
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.60w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781784977986

About the Author
Philip Gooden is the author of Faux Pas? A No-nonsense Guide to Words and Phrase and Who's Whose? A No-Nonsense Guide to Easily-Confused Words.


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