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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An enlightening linguistic journey through a thousand years of feminist language—and what we can learn from the vivid vocabulary that English once had for women’s bodies, experiences, and sexuality So many of the words that we use to chronicle women’s lives feel awkward or alien. Medical terms are scrupulously accurate but antiseptic. Slang and obscenities have shock value, yet they perpetuate taboos. Where are the plain, honest words for...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
How do you feel today? Is your heart fluttering in anticipation? Your stomach tight with nerves? Are you falling in love? Feeling a bit miffed? Do you have the heebie-jeebies? Are you antsy with iktsuarpok or filled with nakhes? Recent research suggests there are only six basic emotions. But if that makes you feel uneasy, suspicious, and maybe even a little bereft, THE BOOK OF HUMAN EMOTIONS is for you. In this unique book, you'll get to travel across...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"The Real McCoy tells the true stories of why we say the things we say. The origins of each phrase are revealed and the ways in which they have been used over the years are explained. In exploring these colourful expressions, the book offers an intriguing route into the rich and fascinating layers of the English Language. This illustrated book is the perfect gift for anyone interested in the quirky side of the English language."--BOOK JACKET
Author
Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A tour of the world's languages throughout history offers insight into human communications while challenging popular beliefs about grammar, discussing such topics as the ways linguists hear speech, the world's vanishing languages, and the hodgepodge nature of English.
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"In day-to-day speech, we use words and phrases without a passing thought as to why we use them or where they come from. Max Cryer changes all that by showing how fascinating the English language really is. Did you know that the former host of Today, Jane Pauley, claims to have coined the term "bad hair day," or that a CBS engineer named Charley Douglass invented the name and use of "canned laughter" for television, or that "cold turkey" as a term...
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