How has the English language developed over time? How have words entered the English language, or changed their meaning? David Crystal takes us on a wonderful tour through the origins and evolution of 15 groups of words, from dying to spacecraft. His source is the monumental Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary.
How has the English language developed over time? How have words entered the English language, or changed their meaning? David Crystal takes us on a wonderful tour through the origins and evolution of 15 groups of words, from dying to spacecraft. His source is the monumental Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary.
David Crystal is known throughout the world as a writer, editor, lecturer and broadcaster on language. He has published extensively on the history and development of English, including The Stories of English (2004), Evolving English (2010), Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language (2010), The Story of English in 100 Words (2011), Spell It Out: The Singular Story of English Spelling (2012), and Wordsmiths and Warriors: The English-Language Tourist's Guide to Britain (with Hilary Crystal, 2013).
Inhaltsangabe
* General introduction * Words in Time and Place * 1: From swelt to zonk: words for dying * 2: From neb to hooter: words for nose * 3: From cup-shot to rat-arsed: words for being drunk * 4: From meatship to trough, and nuncheon to short-eat: words for a (light) meal * 5: From gong to shitter, and closet to the House of Lords: words for a privy * 6: From dizzy to numpty: words for a fool * 7: From darling to lamb-chop: words of endearment * 8: From lo to knickers, and aplight to sapristi: oaths and exclamations * 9: From guest house to floatel: words for inns and hotels * 10: From meretrix to parlor girl: words for a prostitute * 11: From mint to dosh: words for money * 12: From smolt to untempestuous and reigh to ugly: words for calm and stormy weather * 13: From ealda to geriatric, bevar to poppa stoppa, and trot to old boot: words for old person, old man, old woman * 14: From skiffle to grime: words for types of pop music * 15: From astronaut to Skylab: words for spacecraft * Symbols and abbreviations * Glossary * Further reading and sources * Chronological index of words * Chronological index of people * Chronological index of general topics
* General introduction * Words in Time and Place * 1: From swelt to zonk: words for dying * 2: From neb to hooter: words for nose * 3: From cup-shot to rat-arsed: words for being drunk * 4: From meatship to trough, and nuncheon to short-eat: words for a (light) meal * 5: From gong to shitter, and closet to the House of Lords: words for a privy * 6: From dizzy to numpty: words for a fool * 7: From darling to lamb-chop: words of endearment * 8: From lo to knickers, and aplight to sapristi: oaths and exclamations * 9: From guest house to floatel: words for inns and hotels * 10: From meretrix to parlor girl: words for a prostitute * 11: From mint to dosh: words for money * 12: From smolt to untempestuous and reigh to ugly: words for calm and stormy weather * 13: From ealda to geriatric, bevar to poppa stoppa, and trot to old boot: words for old person, old man, old woman * 14: From skiffle to grime: words for types of pop music * 15: From astronaut to Skylab: words for spacecraft * Symbols and abbreviations * Glossary * Further reading and sources * Chronological index of words * Chronological index of people * Chronological index of general topics
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