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The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

作者 Mark Forsyth
出版社 PROFILE BOOKS LTD
商品描述 The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language:ANEW,BEAUTIFULLYILLUSTRATEDHARDBACKEDITIONOFTHESUNDAYTIM

內容簡介

內容簡介 A NEW, BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED HARDBACK EDITION OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER, PUBLISHED ON ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY. 'Witty and erudite... stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a pleasure to learn nonetheless.' -Nick Duerden, Independent. 'Particularly good... Forsyth takes words and draws us into their, and our, murky history.' -William Leith, Evening Standard. The Etymologicon is an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language. What is the actual connection between disgruntled and gruntled? What links church organs to organised crime, California to the Caliphate, or brackets to codpieces? Mark Forsyth's riotous celebration of the idiosyncratic and sometimes absurd connections between words is a classic of its kind: a mine of fascinating information and a must-read for word-lovers everywhere. 'Highly recommended' -Spectator

作者介紹

作者介紹 Mark ForsythMark Forsyth is a writer, journalist and blogger. His book The Etymologicon was a Sunday Times Number One Bestseller and his TED Talk 'What's a snollygoster?' has had more than half a million views. He is also the author of The Horologicon and The Elements of Eloquence, and wrote a specially commissioned essay The Unknown Unknown for Independent Booksellers Week. He lives in London with his dictionaries, and blogs at blog.inkyfool.com.

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書名 / The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
作者 / Mark Forsyth
簡介 / The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language:ANEW,BEAUTIFULLYILLUSTRATEDHARDBACKEDITIONOFTHESUNDAYTIM
出版社 / PROFILE BOOKS LTD
ISBN13 / 9781785787850
ISBN10 / 1785787853
EAN / 9781785787850
誠品26碼 / 2682078687000
頁數 / 320
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裝訂 / H:精裝
語言 / 3:英文
尺寸 / 22X14.2X0CM
級別 / N:無