Wordsmiths And Warriors

Author : David Crystal,Hilary Crystal
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191645112

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Wordsmiths and Warriors explores the heritage of English through the places in Britain that shaped it. It unites the warriors, whose invasions transformed the language, with the poets, scholars, reformers, and others who helped create its character. The book relates a real journey. David and Hilary Crystal drove thousands of miles to produce this fascinating combination of English-language history and travelogue, from locations in south-east Kent to the Scottish lowlands, and from south-west Wales to the East Anglian coast. David provides the descriptions and linguistic associations, Hilary the full-colour photographs. They include a guide for anyone wanting to follow in their footsteps but arrange the book to reflect the chronology of the language. This starts with the Anglo-Saxon arrivals in Kent and in the places that show the earliest evidence of English. It ends in London with the latest apps for grammar. In between are intimate encounters with the places associated with such writers as Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Wordsworth; the biblical Wycliffe and Tyndale; the dictionary compilers Cawdrey, Johnson, and Murray; dialect writers, elocutionists, and grammarians, and a host of other personalities. Among the book's many joys are the diverse places that allow warriors such as Byrhtnoth and King Alfred to share pages with wordsmiths like Robert Burns and Tim Bobbin, and the unexpected discoveries that enliven every stage of the authors' epic journey.

Author : David Crystal,Hilary Crystal
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191645129

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Wordsmiths and Warriors by David Crystal,Hilary Crystal Pdf

Wordsmiths and Warriors explores the heritage of English through the places in Britain that shaped it. It unites the warriors, whose invasions transformed the language, with the poets, scholars, reformers, and others who helped create its character. The book relates a real journey. David and Hilary Crystal drove thousands of miles to produce this fascinating combination of English-language history and travelogue, from locations in south-east Kent to the Scottish lowlands, and from south-west Wales to the East Anglian coast. David provides the descriptions and linguistic associations, Hilary the full-colour photographs. They include a guide for anyone wanting to follow in their footsteps but arrange the book to reflect the chronology of the language. This starts with the Anglo-Saxon arrivals in Kent and in the places that show the earliest evidence of English. It ends in London with the latest apps for grammar. In between are intimate encounters with the places associated with such writers as Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Wordsworth; the biblical Wycliffe and Tyndale; the dictionary compilers Cawdrey, Johnson, and Murray; dialect writers, elocutionists, and grammarians, and a host of other personalities. Among the book's many joys are the diverse places that allow warriors such as Byrhtnoth and King Alfred to share pages with wordsmiths like Robert Burns and Tim Bobbin, and the unexpected discoveries that enliven every stage of the authors' epic journey.

Author : Linda MacDonald-Lewis
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015080889010

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The Warriors and Wordsmiths of Freedom by Linda MacDonald-Lewis Pdf

MacDonald-Lewis traces the connection between the Declaration of Independence and a similar Scottish declaration against the English from nearly 700 years ago in this work that shows how important one ended up being to the other in the development of democracy.

Author : Hugh Cook
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781411685413

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The Wordsmiths and the Warguild by Hugh Cook Pdf

Togura Poulaan, a questing hero whether he liked it or not, is precipitated into a series of adventures in a world which includes dragons, sea serpents, war, wild tribes and the wizard Hostaja Sken-Pitilkin, lord of the island of Drum. A fast-paced fantasy novel published in the USA as two volumes, THE QUESTING HERO and THE HERO'S RETURN.

Author : John R. Taylor
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191669330

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The Oxford Handbook of the Word by John R. Taylor Pdf

This handbook addresses words in all their multifarious aspects and brings together scholars from every relevant discipline to do so. The many subjects covered include word frequencies; sounds and sound symbolism; the structure of words; taboo words; lexical borrowing; words in dictionaries and thesauri; word origins and change; place and personal names; nicknames; taxonomies; word acquisition and bilingualism; words in the mind; word disorders; and word games, puns, and puzzles. Words are the most basic of all linguistic units, the aspect of language of which everyone is likely to be most conscious. A 'new' word that makes it into the OED is prime news; when baby says its first word its parents reckon it has started to speak; knowing a language is often taken to mean knowing its words; and languages are seen to be related by the similarities between their words. Up to the twentieth century linguistic description was mainly an account of words and all the current subdivisions of linguistics have something to say about them. A notable feature of human languages is the sheer vastness of their word inventories, and scholars and writers have sometimes deliberately increased the richness of their languages by coining or importing new items into their word-hoards. The book presents scholarship and research in a manner that meets the interests of students and professionals and satisfies the curiosity of the educated reader.

Author : Anthony P. Grant
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199945108

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The Oxford Handbook of Language Contact by Anthony P. Grant Pdf

Every language has been influenced in some way by other languages. In many cases, this influence is reflected in words which have been absorbed from other languages as the names for newer items or ideas, such as perestroika, manga, or intifada (from Russian, Japanese, and Arabic respectively). In other cases, the influence of other languages goes deeper, and includes the addition of new sounds, grammatical forms, and idioms to the pre-existing language. For example, English's structure has been shaped in such a way by the effects of Norse, French, Latin, and Celtic--though English is not alone in its openness to these influences. Any features can potentially be transferred from one language to another if the sociolinguistic and structural circumstances allow for it. Further, new languages--pidgins, creoles, and mixed languages--can come into being as the result of language contact. In thirty-three chapters, The Oxford Handbook of Language Contact examines the various forms of contact-induced linguistic change and the levels of language which have provided instances of these influences. In addition, it provides accounts of how language contact has affected some twenty languages, spoken and signed, from all parts of the world. Chapters are written by experts and native-speakers from years of research and fieldwork. Ultimately, this Handbook provides an authoritative account of the possibilities and products of contact-induced linguistic change.

Author : George Yule
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781009233415

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The Study of Language by George Yule Pdf

Easy to follow, simple to understand, broad yet concise coverage - this fundamental introduction now has more study questions and tasks.

Author : Peter Trudgill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108832960

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European Language Matters by Peter Trudgill Pdf

Bringing together Trudgill's columns for the New European, this collection explores the influence of European language on English.

Author : David Crystal
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781782831082

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Making a Point by David Crystal Pdf

This 'engaging history of punctuation' (Wall Street Journal) is not only the first history of its kind, but a complete guide on how to use English punctuation. Behind every punctuation mark lies a thousand stories. The punctuation of English, marked with occasional rationality, is founded on arbitrariness and littered with oddities. For a system of a few dozen marks it generates a disproportionate degree of uncertainty and passion, inspiring organisations like the Apostrophe Protection Society and sending enthusiasts, correction-pens in hand, in a crusade against error. Professor Crystal leads us through this minefield with characteristic wit, clarity and commonsense. He gives a fascinating account of the origin and progress of every kind of punctuation mark over one and a half millennia, and he offers sound advice on how punctuation may be used to meet the needs of every occasion and context.

Author : Peter Trudgill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107130470

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Dialect Matters by Peter Trudgill Pdf

Trudgill's lively book traces the histories of dialects and accents, and defends the legitimacy of the language of ordinary people.

Author : David Crystal
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781782832348

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Sounds Appealing by David Crystal Pdf

It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it ... There have long been debates about 'correct' pronunciation in the English language, and Britain's most distinguished linguistic expert, David Crystal, is here to set the record straight. Sounds Appealing tells us exactly why, and how, we pronounce words as we do. Pronunciation is integral to communication, and is tailored to meet the demands of the two main forces behind language: intelligibility and identity. Equipping his readers with knowledge of phonetics, linguistics and physiology - with examples ranging from Eliza Doolittle to Winston Churchill - David Crystal explores the origins of regional accents, how they are influenced by class and education, and how their peculiarities have changed over time.

Author : Patrick Tilley
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448210718

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The Amtrak Wars: Cloud Warrior by Patrick Tilley Pdf

Hundreds of years after civilisation has been destroyed by nuclear war, the Earth is divided between the Trackers of the Amtrak Federation – a community living in vast subterranean cities – and the Mutes, who have evolved to withstand the radiation that has driven their foes underground. A long war for possession of the overground has killed and enslaved many of the Mutes, leaving only the Plainfolk to resist the Federation. The Mutes' physical strength and tribal way of life is no match for the advanced weaponry that is used against them. Mr Snow, supernaturally gifted wordsmith of the Mute clan M'Call, is the Plainfolk's last hope in withstanding the onslaught of the 'sand-burrower's' attacks. Seventeen-year-old rookie wingman Steve Brickman is just about to graduate from Flight Academy. Safe in the knowledge of his own brilliance, his future seems assured. As a member of the Tracker society, Brickman has grown up deep underground, protected from the radiation of the blue-sky world above. The lure of this open space fills him with both fear and excitement, as he anticipates piloting his first mission against the sub-human Mutes. But all does not go as smoothly as planned, as the clan M'Call kidnaps Steve and puts him under the strange tutelage of the mysterious Mr Snow. Captivated by the beautiful Clearwater and befriended by the stoic Cadillac, Brickman soon discovers that there is more to the Mutes than his masters would have him believe. Eyes now open to the Mute's humanity, Brickman is torn by a painful divided loyalty. And now, it seems, he has become embroiled in an ancient Mute prophecy; that of the Talisman, the one who will save them all. Cloud Warrior, first published in 1983, is the first instalment of Patrick Tilley's internationally best selling science fiction epic, The Amtrak Wars Saga.

Author : Lyon Sprague De Camp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Rome (Italy)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041274056

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Lest Darkness Fall by Lyon Sprague De Camp Pdf

"Martin Padway was a smart enough young man, with a scientific education, but no universal genius. He had the misfortune to be dropped back suddenly into a former time, and a very alarming time at that -- sixth-century Rome, when the Goths ruled Italy and civilization in the West was collapsing. To make a living, and to try to shore up civilization, Padway undertook to introduce inventions ... . Some worked and some didn't ..."--Jacket, back inside flap.

Author : Hugh Cook
Publisher : Warner Books (NY)
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0445207000

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Wizard War by Hugh Cook Pdf

Author : David K. Shipler
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400079285

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The Rights of the People by David K. Shipler Pdf

An impassioned, incisive look at the violations of civil liberties in the United States that have accelerated over the past decade—and their direct impact on our lives. How have our rights to privacy and justice been undermined? What exactly have we lost? Pulitzer Prize–winner David K. Shipler searches for the answers to these questions by traveling the midnight streets of dangerous neighborhoods with police, listening to traumatized victims of secret surveillance, and digging into dubious terrorism prosecutions. The law comes to life in these pages, where the compelling stories of individual men and women illuminate the broad array of government’s powers to intrude into personal lives. Examining the historical expansion and contraction of fundamental liberties in America, this is the account of what has been taken—and of how much we stand to regain by protesting the departures from the Bill of Rights. And, in Shipler’s hands, each person’s experience serves as a powerful incitement for a retrieval of these precious rights.