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Borror ] Dictionary of Word Roots ] 1960 ] 1 by Donald J Borror Synopsis One of the outstanding problems of the biologist, whether he be beginning student or specialists, is that of understanding technical terms. The best way to understand and remember technical terms is to understand first their component parts, or roots... (read more) List Price $27.70 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Alphabetter Juice: Or, the Joy of Text by Roy Blount, Jr. Publisher Comments Fresh-squeezed Lexicology, with Twists No man of letters savors the ABCs, or serves them up, like language-loving humorist Roy Blount Jr. His glossary, from ad hominy to zizz, is hearty, full bodied, and out to please discriminating palates coarse and... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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The First English Dictionary of Slang, 1699 by John (int) Simpson Publisher Comments Its a shame that so many very apt words fall out of common use over time, like “blobber-lippd,” which means having lips that are very thick, hanging down, or turning over; and “chounter”, which is to talk pertly, and sometimes... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English by John Mcwhorter Publisher Comments A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar Why do we say aI am reading a cataloga instead of aI read a cataloga? Why do we say adoa at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Cherokee Syllabary: Writing the People's Perseverance by Ellen Cushman Publisher Comments In 1821, Sequoyah, a Cherokee metalworker and inventor, introduced a writing system that he had been developing for more than a decade. His creation—the Cherokee syllabary—helped his people learn to read and write within five years and became... (read more) Your price: $42.25 New - Hardcover
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Word Origins: A Classic Exploration of Words and Language by Wilfred Funk Publisher Comments From a highly respected name in reference literature, an easy-to-access, dependable sourcebook on the origin and development of thousands of words, each word has been thoroughly checked by ranking linguists and the information is presented in a manner as... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Oxford Publisher Comments From where did the words "bungalow" and "assassin" derive? How were "adder", "anger", and "umpire" originally spelled? In this essential companion to any popular dictionary, over 17,000 entries provide a wealth of information about our language and its... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips by Roy Blount, Jr. Publisher Comments “If everybodys first English teacher were Roy Blount Jr., we might still be trillions in debt, but we would be so deeply in love with words and their magic . . . that wed hardly notice.” —Chris Tucker, The Dallas Morning News ... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Filthy English: The How, Why, When and What of Everyday Swearing by Peter Silverton Publisher Comments A frank, funny, and provocative journey through the international culture of swearing, from the shocked seventies to the naughty noughties For decades the most offensive word in the English language began with an F, then some ****s decided that it... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Say Chic: A Collection of French Words We Can't Live Without by Francoise Blanchard Publisher Comments SAY CHIC...C'est magnifique! Ever wonder why some French words have become so common in English as to be clichés? Or why your witty repartee wouldn't be quite so witty without them? In Say Chic, Françoise Blanchard and Jeremy Leven... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Mass Market
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The Story of English in 100 Words by David Crystal Publisher Comments The world's foremost expert on the English language takes us on an entertaining and eye-opening tour of the history of our vernacular through the ages. In The Story of English in 100 Words, an entertaining history of the worlds most... (read more) Your price: $22.99 New - Hardcover
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The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English by Henry Hitchings Publisher Comments AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR The Secret Life of Words is a wide-ranging account of the transplanted, stolen, bastardized words we've come to know as the English languag. It's a history of English as a whole, and of the thousands of individual words... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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The English Is Coming!: How One Language Is Sweeping the World by Leslie Dunton-downer Publisher Comments English has fast become the number one language for everything from business and science, diplomacy and education, entertainment and environmentalism to socializing and beyond—virtually any human activity unfolding on a global scale. Worldwide,... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Word Origins and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone (09 Edition) by Anatoly Liberman Publisher Comments Written in a funny, charming, and conversational style, Word Origins is the first book to offer a thorough investigation of the history and the science of etymology, making this little-known field accessible to everyone interested in the history of words.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word by Allan Metcalf Publisher Comments It is said to be the most frequently spoken (or typed) word on the planet, more common than an infant's first word ma or the ever-present beverage Coke. It was even the first word spoken on the moon. It is "OK"--the most ubiquitous and invisible of... (read more) Your price: $13.95 New - Trade Paper
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Loose Cannons, Red Herrings, and Other Lost Metaphors by Robert Claiborne Publisher Comments The English language is a treasury of splendid mysteries, among them the many words and phrases whose origins we no longer know. Often the original meaning was literal, pertaining to forgotten objects or activities--such as "aftermath," which... (read more) List Price $14.50 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Presupposition & the Delimitation of Semantics by Ruth M. Kempson Publisher Comments In this book, first published in 1975, Dr Kempson argues that previous work on presupposition - whether in philosophy or linguistics - has been mistakenly based on a conflation of two different disciplines: semantics, the study of the meanings assigned... (read more) Your price: $31.75 New - Trade Paper
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Discovering Words in the Kitchen (Shire Discovering) by Julian Walker Publisher Comments Throughout history, the English language has reflected social changes, trade routes, and waves of fashion. This book examines the histories of the names of foods, ingredients, utensils, drinks, cooking methods, and dishes to show how the vocabulary of... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Balderdash & Piffle: One Sandwich Short of a Dog's Dinner by Alex Games Publisher Comments The stories behind our most intriguing words and phrases Follows the success of the first Balderdash and Piffle book, which went to Number One on Amazon and sold over 30,000 copies to the consumer The accompanying BBC television series attracted an... (read more) Your price: $18.75 New - Hardcover
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The Caudills: An Etymological, Ethnological, & Genealogical Study by Lochlainn Seabrook Publisher Comments The Caudills are one of America 's largest and most historically interesting families. Originating in the South in the early 1700s, they have today spread out across nearly all fifty states, playing a vital role in the settling of America, from... (read more) Your price: $23.95 New - Trade Paper
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