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Author |
: Cecily Clark |
Publisher |
: Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages |
: 488 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: 085991402X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780859914024 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (2X Downloads) |
Synopsis Words, Names, and History by : Cecily Clark
Cecily Clark (1926-1992) is familiar to medievalists as editor of the Peterborough Chronicle; others will know her work in Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman and Middle English studies, in particular her extensive researches in medieval English onomastics. She lectured at the universities of London, Edinburgh and Aberdeen before settling in Cambridge as Research Fellow of, successively, Newnham College and Clare Hall. She was past joint editor of Nomina, a Council member of the English Place-Name Society, and a member of the International Committee of Onomastic Sciences.
Author |
: Patrick Hanks |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 2006-07-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780191578540 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0191578541 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Dictionary of First Names by : Patrick Hanks
This Dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. The fascinating and informative Dictionary of First Names covers over 6,000 names in common use in English, including the very newest names as well as traditional names. From Alice to Zanna and Adam to Zola this book will answer all your questions: it will tell you the age, origin, and meaning of the name, as well as how it has fared in terms of popularity, and who the famous fictional or historical bearers for the name have been. It covers alternative spellings, short forms and pet forms, and masculine and feminine forms, as well as help with pronunciation. The book includes extensive appendices covering names from languages including Scottish, Irish, French, German, Italian, Arabic, and Chinese names. Tables of the most popular names by year and by region are also included. From the traditional to the rare and unconventional, this book will tell you everything you need to know about names.
Author |
: Frank Nuessel |
Publisher |
: Greenwood |
Total Pages |
: 184 |
Release |
: 1992-09-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015020822915 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Study of Names by : Frank Nuessel
An introduction and research guide to onomastics, this book covers the major areas of name study in individual chapters on personal names, place names, acronyms, brand names and trade names. Every topic comprises a discussion of underlying principles as well as numerous illustrative examples.
Author |
: Isaac Taylor |
Publisher |
: London : Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 624 |
Release |
: 1864 |
ISBN-10 |
: OXFORD:N11238639 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis Words and Places, Or, Etymological Illustrations of History, Ethnology, and Geography by : Isaac Taylor
Author |
: Edmond Stephen Meany |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 380 |
Release |
: 1923 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015027074981 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis Origin of Washington Geographic Names by : Edmond Stephen Meany
Author |
: Olga Timofeeva |
Publisher |
: John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 309 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789027223388 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9027223386 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis Words in Dictionaries and History by : Olga Timofeeva
Bringing together fifteen articles by scholars in Europe and North America, this collection aims to represent and advance studies in historical lexis. It highlights the significance of the understanding of dictionary-making and language-making as important socio-cultural phenomena. With its general focus on England and English, the book investigates the reception and development of historical and modern English vocabulary and culture in different periods, social and professional strata, geographical varieties of English, and other national cultures. The volume is based on individual (meta)lexicographical, etymological, lexicosemantic and corpus studies, representing two large areas of research: the first part focuses on the history of dictionaries, analysing them in diachrony from the first professional dictionaries of the Baroque period via Enlightenment and Romanticism to exploring the possibilities of the new online lexicographical publications; and the second part looks at the interfaces between etymology, semantic development and word-formation on the one hand, and changes in society and culture on the other.
Author |
: James Augustus Henry Murray |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 860 |
Release |
: 1919 |
ISBN-10 |
: UVA:X030509370 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles by : James Augustus Henry Murray
Author |
: Ralph Keyes |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 320 |
Release |
: 2021-02-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780190466787 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0190466782 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Hidden History of Coined Words by : Ralph Keyes
Successful word-coinages--those that stay in currency for a good long time--tend to conceal their beginnings. We take them at face value and rarely when and where they were first minted. Engaging, illuminating, and authoritative, Ralph Keyes's The Hidden History of Coined Words explores the etymological underworld of terms and expressions and uncovers plenty of hidden gems. He also finds some fascinating patterns, such as that successful neologisms are as likely to be created by chance as by design. A remarkable number of new words were coined whimsically, originally intended to troll or taunt. Knickers, for example, resulted from a hoax; big bang from an insult. Casual wisecracking produced software, crowdsource, and blog. More than a few resulted from happy accidents, such as typos, mistranslations, and mishearing (bigly and buttonhole), or from being taken entirely out of context (robotics). Neologizers (a Thomas Jefferson coinage) include not just scholars and writers but cartoonists, columnists, children's book authors. Wimp originated with a book series, as did goop, and nerd from a book by Dr. Seuss. Coinages are often contested, controversy swirling around such terms as gonzo, mojo, and booty call. Keyes considers all contenders, while also leading us through the fray between new word partisans, and those who resist them strenuously. He concludes with advice about how to make your own successful coinage. The Hidden History of Coined Words will appeal not just to word mavens but history buffs, trivia contesters, and anyone who loves the immersive power of language.
Author |
: J. H. A. Günther |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 510 |
Release |
: 1904 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015031023768 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis English Synonyms by : J. H. A. Günther
Author |
: Helena Swan |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 548 |
Release |
: 1905 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015058460588 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis Girls' Christian Names, Their History, Meaning and Association by : Helena Swan