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Just the Job: How Trades Got Their Names - Hardcover

Tulloch, Alexander

 
9781851245505: Just the Job: How Trades Got Their Names
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1851245502 ISBN 13: 9781851245505
Verlag: BODLEIAN LIB, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

What did a gongfarmer do? How is a chaperone connected to a bird of prey? What is the etymology behind cloud architect? Is there a link between secretaries and secrets?

The story behind these (and many more) job titles is rarely predictable and often fascinating. In this highly original book, linguist Alexander Tulloch examines the etymology behind a selection of trades and professions, unearthing intriguing bits of historical information along the way. Here readers will find explanations of common surnames, such as Spencer, Hayward, and Fletcher; obsolete jobs such as pardoner, cordwainer, or telegraph boy; and roles for the modern era, such as wedding planner, pundit, and sky marshal. Packed with additional etymological information and literary quotations, this book will appeal not only to linguists, but to anyone interested in the quirky twists and turns of meaning that have led to the familiar job titles of today.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Alexander Tulloch is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists and author of It&;s All Greek.

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Verlag
BODLEIAN LIB
Erscheinungsdatum
2020
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1851245502
ISBN 13 
9781851245505
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Anzahl der Seiten
224
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