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THE SECRET LIVES OF WORDS
de West, Paul
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- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Muy bueno/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151004668
- ISBN 13
- 9780151004669
- Librería
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Seneca, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Harcourt (2000), 296pp, slight edgewear to dj.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
Sinopsis
We are often unaware of the unique and intriguing stories of the words we love. Thousands of our words have been so twisted, tangled, misused, and muddled over the centuries that their original meaning has been obscured. You'll be surprised to learn that table napkins were once made of and referred to as asbestos, that atom means uncuttable, that a cloud was once a hill, and that a companion is one who eats bread with you. Compiled over the years in his handwritten notebooks, acclaimed prose stylist Paul West offers us an album of treasures. The Secret Lives of Words is an "Antiques Road Show" of language, in which West chronicles the centuries-long travels of words across continents and through cultures. For word enthusiasts, speakers, writers, thinkers, and all readers, this volume recounting the intimate ancestry of language will enrich our understanding of and appreciation for the words we use every day.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Russ States
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 05-1678
- Título
- THE SECRET LIVES OF WORDS
- Autor
- West, Paul
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151004668
- ISBN 13
- 9780151004669
- Editorial
- Harcourt
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- 2000-06-25
- Palabras clave
- Language, English, Etymology, Dictionaries, Words
Términos de venta
Russ States
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