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Toponymity: An Atlas of Words - Hardcover

Marciano, John Bemelmans

 
9781608193707: Toponymity: An Atlas of Words
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1608193705 ISBN 13: 9781608193707
Verlag: Bloomsbury USA, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

It's no secret that America's cookouts owe a lot to the exports of the European towns of Frankfurt and Hamburg, but we may not realize how much we've taken from two others: Budweis and Pilsen. Likewise, we know who to thank for Panama hats and Bermuda shorts. But did you know that Tuxedo Park, New York, brought Americans a staple of formal wear? Or that the Bikini Atoll gave us something dramatically less formal?
In this ingenious follow-up to the popular Anonyponymous, John Bemelmans Marciano brings us a new, geographical, way of thinking about words. This book takes us on a lively tour of American, European, and world history, revealing our linguistic heritage in all its richness and―to use another toponym―serendipity. Illustrated with maps drawn in Marciano's witty style, this book is consistently smart, entertaining, and enlightening. It makes a perfect gift for language lovers, whether they come from Cologne, Germany, or the Canary Islands.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

John Bemelmans Marciano is the author and illustrator of many books, including Madeline and the Cats of Rome, Harold's Tail, and Anonyponymous. An artist and self-professed word geek, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife, daughter, and two cats.

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Verlag
Bloomsbury USA
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1608193705
ISBN 13 
9781608193707
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
176
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