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| 자료유형 | 단행본 |
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| 서명/저자사항 | The book of words/ by Tim Glynne-Jones. |
| 개인저자 | Glynne-Jones, Tim. |
| 발행사항 | Enderby: Arcturus, 2008. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource. |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: Glynne-Jones, Tim. Book of words. Enderby : Arcturus, 2008 |
| ISBN | 9781848584419 1848584415 |
| 발행자번호 | MWT11402275 |
| 이용제한사항 | Use copy |
| 요약 | Words have come a long way since they were invented as a nifty tool to help us communicate. We have played with them, made up rules for them, added bits to them and taken bits off. We've gathered them into languages, adopted and defined them. The words we use say so much about who we are, yet most of them slip from our mouths without a second thought. The Book of Words is a brief pause for reflection in the ever-changing life of words, a snapshot of the English language and how we use it today. . Long words . Short words . Old words . New words . Brilliant words . Annoying words From the historical to the grammatical, the biographical to the sociological, this is an A to Z of words about words for word lovers, from 'aardvark' to 'zythum' and beyond. |
| 해제 | Words have come a long way since they were invented as a nifty tool to help us communicate. We have played with them, made up rules for them, added bits to them and taken bits off. We've gathered them into languages, adopted and defined them. The words we use say so much about who we are, yet most of them slip from our mouths without a second th ... |
| 복제주기 | Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. |
| 시스템주기 | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| 일반주제명 | Vocabulary. English language --Etymology. English language --Usage. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES --General. English language --Etymology. English language --Usage. Vocabulary. |
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