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May We Borrow Your Language? (Hardcover)
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HK$250.00 
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HK$237.5
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出版社: |
Head Of Zeus
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| 出版日期: |
2017/02/01 |
| 尺寸: |
203x142x34mm |
| 重量: |
0.45 kg |
| ISBN: |
9781784977986 |
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商品簡介 |
| 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. |
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