A Certain 'Je ne Sais Quoi': Words We Pinched from Other Languages - Hardcover

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Rhodes, Chloe

 
9781843173649: A Certain 'Je ne Sais Quoi': Words We Pinched from Other Languages
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1843173646 ISBN 13: 9781843173649
Verlag: Michael O'Mara Publications, 2009

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English as we know it today is enriched with many borrowings and influences from other languages. Aficionado, chutzpah, pro bono, hoi polloi, ketchup, nous, zeitgeist - we use these foreign words every day without thinking of their origins, but what do they actually mean? And just how and why did we English speakers absorb such exotic imports? Each phrase has a fascinating history; colonialism, foreign trade, invasion and immigration all have their role to play in the evolution of our language. Did you know, for example, that 'lingua franca' is Italian for 'Frankish language' - a name given to a mixed common language used by diplomats of different nationalities in medieval times? Or that the seemingly modern 'bandana' comes from the Sanskrit for the ancient Indian technique of tie-dying fabric? A Certain 'Je Ne Sais Quoi' is an accessible and entertaining treasury of information that 'connoisseurs' (French) of the English language will love!

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Chloe Rhodes is a freelance writer and journalist whose work has appeared in The Daily Telegraph, The Times and The Independent on Sunday, as well as in several other national publications. Her previous books include A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi: Words We Pinched From Other Languages and One For Sorrow: A Book of Old-Fashioned Lore, both published by Michael O'Mara Books.

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Verlag
Michael O'Mara Publications
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1843173646
ISBN 13 
9781843173649
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Anzahl der Seiten
176
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