Mighty Fine Words And Smashing Expressions

Author : Orin Hargraves
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780195157048

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Mighty Fine Words and Smashing Expressions by Orin Hargraves Pdf

Americans and Britons are exposed to unedited texts, scripts, and speech from one another's dialects at an unprecedented and accelerating rate. Most people have no trouble understanding the general meaning of language in the other dialect, but readers and listeners very often fail to understand or misunderstand critical words, references, and allusions for lack of familiarity of the social and cultural contexts that underlie various usages. This book remedies this gap in understanding by cataloguing the differences that language users on either side of the Atlantic are likely to encounter in their dealings with the other dialect. By taking a culturally neutral stance it addresses the needs of both British and American readers and listeners. The thematic organization of the book allows the user to access language differences in various subject areas, where words likely to be needed at the same time can all be found together. Chapters include; Politics, Law, and Government; Business and Money; Medicine and Healthcare; Education; Food, Clothing, and Shelter; Transportation; Sports; and Profanity and Obscenity, in addition to basic information on orthography, weights and measures, etc. The appendices and extensive index provide a ready point of entry for quick look-ups, and there will be an extra chapter on Canadian, Australian, and Asian English.

Author : John Algeo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139457323

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British or American English? by John Algeo Pdf

Speakers of British and American English display some striking differences in their use of grammar. In this detailed survey, John Algeo considers questions such as: •Who lives on a street, and who lives in a street? •Who takes a bath, and who has a bath? •Who says Neither do I, and who says Nor do I? •After 'thank you', who says Not at all and who says You're welcome? •Whose team are on the ball, and whose team isn't? Containing extensive quotations from real-life English on both sides of the Atlantic, collected over the past twenty years, this is a clear and highly organized guide to the differences - and the similarities - between the grammar of British and American speakers. Written for those with no prior knowledge of linguistics, it shows how these grammatical differences are linked mainly to particular words, and provides an accessible account of contemporary English in use.

Author : Erin McKean
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199886032

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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words by Erin McKean Pdf

Do you know what a snollygoster is? Would you eat something called a muktuk? Do you know anyone who engages in onolatry? Impress your friends and pepper your dinner party conversations with such nuggets as gobemouche, mumpsimus, and cachinnate. You can learn about all of these bizarre and beautiful words and many more in Totally Weird and Wonderful Words. Both witty and entertaining, this new paperback brings together two best-selling compendiums to all words unique and strange, Weird and Wonderful Words and More Weird and Wonderful Words. Offering a potpourri of colorful and fascinating words compiled by noted lexicographer Erin McKean, it contains hundreds of definitions, and has been updated to include two new essays, with over 150 words new to this edition. Written in a clear and conversational style, the book contains full-page cartoon illustrations by Roz Chast and Danny Shanahan. Featuring hundreds of words guaranteed to amuse and astonish, this is a book that will appeal to logophiles everywhere. It also features a bibliography of Oxford dictionaries and a guide to creating your own unusual words correctly from Greek and Latin roots. Smart and funny and with just a touch of whimsy, Totally Weird and Wonderful Words is the perfect book for reading in your sitooterie with a bumbo in your hand while mavises sing in your ear.

Author : Taro Kageyama,Hideki Kishimoto
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 747 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-29
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781614512097

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Handbook of Japanese Lexicon and Word Formation by Taro Kageyama,Hideki Kishimoto Pdf

This volume presents a comprehensive survey of the lexicon and word formation processes in contemporary Japanese, with particular emphasis on their typologically characteristic features and their interactions with syntax and semantics. Through contacts with a variety of languages over more than two thousand years of history, Japanese has developed a complex vocabulary system that is composed of four lexical strata: (i) native Japanese, (ii) mimetic, (iii) Sino-Japanese, and (iv) foreign (especially English). This hybrid composition of the lexicon, coupled with the agglutinative character of the language by which morphology is closely associated with syntax, gives rise to theoretically intriguing interactions with word formation processes that are not easily found with inflectional, isolate, or polysynthetic types of languages.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Introducing Grammar Guides
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0979094003

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Introducing Grammar Guides: One Word at a Time by Anonim Pdf

Author : Cécile Cottenet,Jean-Christophe Murat,Nathalie Vanfasse
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781443817899

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Cultural Transformations in the English-Speaking World by Cécile Cottenet,Jean-Christophe Murat,Nathalie Vanfasse Pdf

In a context where cultural transformations have become a basic feature of modern life as people and nations are brought closer together, this book tackles transformations occurring within and across cultures of the English-speaking world in the fields of literature, painting, architecture, photography and film. It helps readers decipher these dynamic phenomena and situate them in a historical perspective. The articles move within and across cultures and mirror the broad range of approaches to cultural practices that have appeared in the past few decades. They provide readers with tools to work out the transformations these practices undergo and the new life and meaning this process infuses into cultures of the English-speaking world. This book will be useful to graduate and doctoral students as well as post-doctoral researchers working in film studies, cultural studies, art history, literature and creative writing. Its clear language and pedagogical approaches will also make it accessible to the general public.

Author : Steve Rivkin,Fraser Sutherland
Publisher : Oxford : Oxford University Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780195168723

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The Making of a Name by Steve Rivkin,Fraser Sutherland Pdf

In this insightful look at brand names, the authors explain how they differ from other names and how they can spell the difference between bankruptcy and marketplace triumph.

Author : Linda Pillière,Wilfrid Andrieu,Valérie Kerfelec,Diana Lewis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107191051

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Standardising English by Linda Pillière,Wilfrid Andrieu,Valérie Kerfelec,Diana Lewis Pdf

Leading researchers shed new light on the history of the standardisation of English.

Author : Joy Burrough-Boenisch
Publisher : Kemper Conseil Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9076542082

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Righting English that's gone Dutch by Joy Burrough-Boenisch Pdf

Handleiding voor het vermijden van 'Dunglish', de mengtaal die ontstaat als Nederlanders het Engels gebruiken volgens de regels van het Nederlands.

Author : Linda Pillière
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781350151888

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Intralingual Translation of British Novels by Linda Pillière Pdf

Building on an upsurge of interest in the Americanisation of British novels triggered by the Harry Potter series, this book explores the various ways that British novels, from children's fiction to travelogues and Book Prize winners, have been adapted and rewritten for the US market. Drawing on a vast corpus of over 80 works and integrating the latest research in multimodality and stylistics, Linda Pillière analyses the modifications introduced to make British English texts more culturally acceptable and accessible to the American English reader. From paratextual differences in cover, illustrations, typeface and footnotes to dialectal changes to lexis, tense, syntax and punctuation, Pillière explores the sociocultural and ideological pressures involved in intralingual translation and shows how the stylistic effects of such changes – including loss of meaning, voice, rhythm and word play – often result in a more muted American edition. In doing so, she reveals how homing in on numerous small adjustments can provide fascinating insights into the American publishing process and readership.

Author : Sandra Bermann,Catherine Porter
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781118616154

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A Companion to Translation Studies by Sandra Bermann,Catherine Porter Pdf

This companion offers a wide-ranging introduction to the rapidly expanding field of translation studies, bringing together some of the best recent scholarship to present its most important current themes Features new work from well-known scholars Includes a broad range of geo-linguistic and theoretical perspectives Offers an up-to-date overview of an expanding field A thorough introduction to translation studies for both undergraduates and graduates Multi-disciplinary relevance for students with diverse career goals

Author : Robert Hartwell Fiske
Publisher : Marion Street Press, Inc.
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0972993762

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Vocabula Bound by Robert Hartwell Fiske Pdf

A collection of twenty-five essays ranging in topic from the importance of teaching poetry to the 'secret nature' of nicknames, as well as twenty-six poems.

Author : Linguistic Society of America
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Linguistics
ISBN : IND:30000081086716

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Meeting Handbook by Linguistic Society of America Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Publishers and publishing
ISBN : CORNELL:31924101494866

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European Science Editing by Anonim Pdf

Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1926 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN : UOM:39015079755628

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The British National Bibliography by Arthur James Wells Pdf