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Take My Word for It

- A Dictionary of English Idioms
Af: Anatoly Liberman Engelsk Paperback

Take My Word for It

- A Dictionary of English Idioms
Af: Anatoly Liberman Engelsk Paperback
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Three centuries of English idioms—their unusual origins and unexpected interpretationsTo pay through the nose. Raining cats and dogs. By hook or by crook. Curry favor. Drink like a fish. Eat crow. We hear such phrases every day, but this book is the first truly all-encompassing etymological guide to both their meanings and origins. Spanning more than three centuries, Take My Word for It is a fascinating, one-of-a-kind window into the surprisingly short history of idioms in English. Widely known for his studies of word origins, Anatoly Liberman explains more than one thousand idioms, both popular and obscure, occurring in both American and British standard English and including many regional expressions. The origins, and even the precise meaning, of most idioms are often obscure and lost in history. Based on a critical analysis of countless conjectures, with exact, in-depth references (rare in the literature on the subject), Take My Word for It provides not only a large corpus of idiomatic phrases but also a vast bibliography. Detailed indexes and a thesaurus make the content accessible at a glance, and Liberman’s introduction and conclusion add historical dimensions. The result of decades of research by a leading authority, this book is both instructive and absorbing for scholars and general readers, who won’t find another resource as comparable in scope or based on data even remotely as exhaustive.
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Three centuries of English idioms—their unusual origins and unexpected interpretationsTo pay through the nose. Raining cats and dogs. By hook or by crook. Curry favor. Drink like a fish. Eat crow. We hear such phrases every day, but this book is the first truly all-encompassing etymological guide to both their meanings and origins. Spanning more than three centuries, Take My Word for It is a fascinating, one-of-a-kind window into the surprisingly short history of idioms in English. Widely known for his studies of word origins, Anatoly Liberman explains more than one thousand idioms, both popular and obscure, occurring in both American and British standard English and including many regional expressions. The origins, and even the precise meaning, of most idioms are often obscure and lost in history. Based on a critical analysis of countless conjectures, with exact, in-depth references (rare in the literature on the subject), Take My Word for It provides not only a large corpus of idiomatic phrases but also a vast bibliography. Detailed indexes and a thesaurus make the content accessible at a glance, and Liberman’s introduction and conclusion add historical dimensions. The result of decades of research by a leading authority, this book is both instructive and absorbing for scholars and general readers, who won’t find another resource as comparable in scope or based on data even remotely as exhaustive.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 328
ISBN-13: 9781517914127
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1517914124
Kategori: Historisk sprogbrug
Udg. Dato: 3 jan 2023
Længde: 20mm
Bredde: 179mm
Højde: 228mm
Forlag: University of Minnesota Press
Oplagsdato: 3 jan 2023
Forfatter(e): Anatoly Liberman
Forfatter(e) Anatoly Liberman

Kategori Historisk sprogbrug

ISBN-13 9781517914127

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 328

Udgave

Længde 20mm

Bredde 179mm

Højde 228mm

Udg. Dato 3 jan 2023

Oplagsdato 3 jan 2023

Forlag University of Minnesota Press

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