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'Wonderfully detailed history ... a rich and rewarding read' * Good Book Guide * Marvellous, scholarly and beautifully written, quite the best of its kind I have read in years ... wise and witty * Oldie * Much more interesting than a simple dictionary of etymology * Writing Magazine * 'Fascinating subject ... a detailed, comprehensive study ...there are lots of surprises, and the author's enthusiasm is infectious. An entertaining and informative read' * Shropshire Star * 'This is a hugely informative and non-academic account' * Sunday Tribune * 'Comprehensive guide ... with countless revelations and world-related trivia, this is the often surprising story of the words we take for granted' * Heritage * 'A thrilling narrative history of our uniquely beautiful and thriving language' * Catholic Herald * 'Filled with fascinating nuggets' * Independent * 'Hitchings steps deftly round the traps and the stereotypes, while throwing up great clouds of delicious trivia' * Peter Robins, Daily Telegraph * 'Quite how Hitchings has managed to wrestle this dizzying mountain of dense information into such an elegant narrative . . . is a feat almost as admirable as that of the great lexicographer. His book is painstakingly detailed, closely argued and suffused with a contagious enthusiasm for the secrets woven into the fabric of our words * Daily Telegraph * 'Much more than a collage of etymological trivia, this is a dense and thorough excavation of the stories that lie behind the words we say' * Metro * 'Hitchings has teased out the stories lurking behind the language to provide a most satisfying whole' * Publishing News * 'Expert analysis ... this is a wonderfully well-organised and entertaining book, which thoroughly deserved to win last year's John Llewellyn Rhys Prize' * Daily Mail * 'Hitchings's examples cover the full span of English' * Observer * 'His book is a patient, thorough and highly entertaining excavation' * Sunday Times * 'It is a book that brings etymology fizzingly alive ... it teems with vivid, quirky evidence of the way the English vocabulary bears continuing witness to our cultural history' * Sunday Times * 'Hitchings delves into words, resurfacing with their surprising origins' * The Times * 'A fascinating exploration of the rich borrowings, exchanges and couplings of the language' * Ben Macintyre, The Times * '[It] disentangles an intriguing narrative from a mass of information, revealing the distinct cultural climates that produced certain words and bearing witness to an increasing global language, always morphing into something new' * Guardian * 'Hitchings's excavations are a treat. He presents the best gleanings of academia in a winning, conversational style. Almost every spadeful yields an etymological nugget . . . elegantly and entertainingly written' * Financial Times * 'The author's deliverings reveal much that intrigues about our history and about our social environment' * This England * 'Wonderfully detailed history ... a rich and rewarding read' * Good Book Guide * Marvellous, scholarly and beautifully written, quite the best of its kind I have read in years ... wise and witty * Oldie * Much more interesting than a simple dictionary of etymology * Writing Magazine * 'Fascinating subject ... a detailed, comprehensive study ...there are lots of surprises, and the author's enthusiasm is infectious. An entertaining and informative read' * Shropshire Star * 'This is a hugely informative and non-academic account' * Sunday Tribune * 'Comprehensive guide ... with countless revelations and world-related trivia, this is the often surprising story of the words we take for granted' * Heritage * 'A thrilling narrative history of our uniquely beautiful and thriving language' * Catholic Herald * 'Filled with fascinating nuggets' * Independent * 'Hitchings steps deftly round the traps and the stereotypes, while throwing up great clouds of delicious trivia' * Peter Robins, Daily Telegraph * 'Quite how Hitchings has managed to wrestle this dizzying mountain of dense information into such an elegant narrative . . . is a feat almost as admirable as that of the great lexicographer. His book is painstakingly detailed, closely argued and suffused with a contagious enthusiasm for the secrets woven into the fabric of our words * Daily Telegraph * 'Much more than a collage of etymological trivia, this is a dense and thorough excavation of the stories that lie behind the words we say' * Metro * 'Hitchings has teased out the stories lurking behind the language to provide a most satisfying whole' * Publishing News * 'Expert analysis ... this is a wonderfully well-organised and entertaining book, which thoroughly deserved to win last year's John Llewellyn Rhys Prize' * Daily Mail * 'Hitchings's examples cover the full span of English' * Observer * 'His book is a patient, thorough and highly entertaining excavation' * Sunday Times * 'It is a book that brings etymology fizzingly alive ... it teems with vivid, quirky evidence of the way the English vocabulary bears continuing witness to our cultural history' * Sunday Times * 'Hitchings delves into words, resurfacing with their surprising origins' * The Times * 'A fascinating exploration of the rich borrowings, exchanges and couplings of the language' * Ben Macintyre, The Times * '[It] disentangles an intriguing narrative from a mass of information, revealing the distinct cultural climates that produced certain words and bearing witness to an increasing global language, always morphing into something new' * Guardian * 'Hitchings's excavations are a treat. He presents the best gleanings of academia in a winning, conversational style. Almost every spadeful yields an etymological nugget . . . elegantly and entertainingly written' * Financial Times *
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Communication is essential to our lives, but how often do we stop to think about where the words we use have come from? Have you ever thought about which words in English have been borrowed from Arabic, French or Dutch? Try admiral, landscape and marmalade just for starters. The Secret Life of Words is a wide-ranging account not only of the history of English, but also of how words witness history, reflect social change and remind us of our turbulent past. Henry Hitchings delves into our promiscuous language and reveals how and why it has absorbed words from more than 350 other languages many originating from the most unlikely of places, such as shampoo from Hindi and kiosk from Turkish. From the Norman Conquest to the present day, Hitchings narrates the story of English as an archive of our human experience and uncovers the secrets behind everyday words. This is a celebration of our language; after reading it, you will never again take the words we use for granted.
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- VerlagJohn Murray Publishers Ltd
- Erscheinungsdatum2009
- ISBN 10 0719564557
- ISBN 13 9780719564550
- EinbandTapa blanda
- SpracheEnglisch
- Anzahl der Seiten448
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