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The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases de Mary Varchaver

The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases

Autor Mary Varchaver, Frank Ledlie Moore Gorton Carruth
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 21 oct 2001
"Kudos (Greek), encomiums (Latin), and accolades (French) to the authors for their enlightening and amusing lexicon, a testament that English is the most cheerfully democratic and hospitable language ever cobbled together."–Richard Lederer, author of The Miracle of Language

From angst to zydeco, the ultimate guide to foreign terms and phrases

This handy, practical, and browsable A–to–Z reference tells you all you need to know to understand, pronounce, and appreciate the nearly 2,000 foreign words and phrases commonly used by speakers and writers of English. The Browser′s Dictionary covers a wide variety of subject areas and includes loan–words from more than sixty languages around the world, such as:

Latin (desideratum) ∗ the romance languages (rapprochement, macho, imbroglio) ∗ German (gestalt) ∗ Russian (gulag) ∗ Hebrew (shibboleth) ∗ Yiddish (shtick) ∗ Persian (tambura) ∗ Hindi (purdah) ∗ Arabic (loofah) ∗ Hawaiian (kanaka) ∗ Creole French (zydeco) ∗ and Japanese (netsuke)

In addition, each entry provides:
∗ A guide to pronunciation using easy–to–understand transcriptions from ordinary English
∗ Comprehensive literal and idiomatic definitions
∗ The word′s source language, as well as its literal meaning


The Browser′s Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases is sure to become a favorite reference for anyone with an interest in words and language.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780471383727
ISBN-10: 0471383724
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 166 x 236 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States

Public țintă

Word–lovers, readers interested in improving their vocabularies, writers

Descriere

"Kudos (Greek), encomiums (Latin), and accolades (French) to the authors for their enlightening and amusing lexicon, a testament that English is the most cheerfully democratic and hospitable language ever cobbled together."–Richard Lederer, author of The Miracle of Language From angst to zydeco, the ultimate guide to foreign terms and phrases
This handy, practical, and browsable A–to–Z reference tells you all you need to know to understand, pronounce, and appreciate the nearly 2,000 foreign words and phrases commonly used by speakers and writers of English. The Browser′s Dictionary covers a wide variety of subject areas and includes loan–words from more than sixty languages around the world, such as:
Latin (desideratum) • the romance languages (rapprochement, macho, imbroglio) • German (gestalt) • Russian (gulag) • Hebrew (shibboleth) • Yiddish (shtick) • Persian (tambura) • Hindi (purdah) • Arabic (loofah) • Hawaiian (kanaka) • Creole French (zydeco) • and Japanese (netsuke)
In addition, each entry provides:
  • A guide to pronunciation using easy–to–understand transcriptions from ordinary English
  • Comprehensive literal and idiomatic definitions
  • The word’s source language, as well as its literal meaning
The Browser′s Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases is sure to become a favorite reference for anyone with an interest in words and language.

Recenzii

"A tour de force of exotica sure to interest the word–conscious epicure. Bon appétit!" ––Jeffrey Kacirk, author of The Word Museum and Forgotten English "Kudos (Greek), encomiums (Latin), and accolades (French) to the authors for their enlightening and amusing lexicon, a testament that English is the most cheerfully democratic and hospitable language ever cobbled together." ––Richard Lederer, author of The Miracle of Language

"A tour de force of exotica sure to interest the word–conscious epicure. Bon appétit!"–– Jeffrey Kacirk, author of The Word Museum and Forgotten English "Kudos (Greek), encomiums (Latin), and accolades (French) to the authors for their enlightening and amusing lexicon, a testament that English is the most cheerfully democratic and hospitable language ever cobbled together."–– Richard Lederer, author of The Miracle of Language

Notă biografică

MARY VARCHAVER is a freelance writer, researcher, and editor, living in Hastings–on–Hudson, New York. She is also the coauthor, along with FRANK LEDLIE MOORE, of The Dictionary of the Performing Arts.

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""Kudos (Greek), encomiums (Latin), and accolades (French) to the authors for their enlightening and amusing lexicon, a testament that English is the most cheerfully democratic and hospitable language ever cobbled together.""-Richard Lederer, author of The Miracle of Language

From angst to zydeco, the ultimate guide to foreign terms and phrases

This handy, practical, and browsable A-to-Z reference tells you all you need to know to understand, pronounce, and appreciate the nearly 2,000 foreign words and phrases commonly used by speakers and writers of English. The Browser's Dictionary covers a wide variety of subject areas and includes loan-words from more than sixty languages around the world, such as:

Latin (desideratum) - the romance languages (rapprochement, macho, imbroglio) - German (gestalt) - Russian (gulag) - Hebrew (shibboleth) - Yiddish (shtick) - Persian (tambura) - Hindi (purdah) - Arabic (loofah) - Hawaiian (kanaka) - Creole French (zydeco) - and Japanese (netsuke)

In addition, each entry provides:

  • A guide to pronunciation using easy-to-understand transcriptions from ordinary English
  • Comprehensive literal and idiomatic definitions
  • The word's source language, as well as its literal meaning

The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases is sure to become a favorite reference for anyone with an interest in words and language.