World English: From Aloha to Zed - Couverture rigide

Hendrickson, Robert

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0471345180 ISBN 13 : 9780471345183

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2001

Synopsis

From Albuquerque to Melbourne to Zanzibar, a lively tour of English usage around the world Is "What's up, Doc?" an appropriate response to a Scot who asks if you're wabbit? Is it logical to assume that a cowhand has been dipping into the loco weed when he tells you he's six feet above snakes? If an Australian gives you heaps, should you thank him, laugh, get angry, or see a doctor? With World English, you'll never be in the dark about the meanings of these and thousands of other English words and phrases. Featuring complete definitions of almost 3,000 English terms from around the world, World English is an endless source of insight, inspiration, and fun for writers, word mavens, international business people, students, and sophisticated travelers alike. The only A-to-Z reference to English usage around the world Features almost 3,000 English words and phrases Entries include concise definitions, regions of origin, cross-cultural synonyms, and notes on etymology "We have adopted as words Bartlett's and Webster's; maybe someday, we'll have Hendrickson's as a generic term."-Library Journal, from a review of Human Words

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert Hendrickson is the author of several critically acclaimed works on the English language, including Human Words, American Talk: The Words and Ways of American Dialects; The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins; and Facts on File Dictionary of American Regionalisms. He is also the author of several celebrated works on American literature and the Civil War. He lives in Peconic, New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471345180
• ISBN 13: 9780471345183
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible