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In Other Words: An Illustrated Miscellany of the World's Most Intriguing Words and Phrases - Hardcover

Moore, Christopher J.

 
9781906761882: In Other Words: An Illustrated Miscellany of the World's Most Intriguing Words and Phrases
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1906761884 ISBN 13: 9781906761882
Verlag: Thames & Hudson, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

It is a book that leaves you musing long after reading a true celebration of the diversity of language and an important reminder of the quirks and obscurities in the worlds varying tongues - Tori Lillie, Babel Magazine

Ever racked your brain for a word you're convinced should exist, yet is inexplicably absent from the dictionary? All languages have their limitations-should English fall short, the expression may lie elsewhere. That's where this book comes in: a quirky, international lexicon of linguistic gems that capture cultural untranslatables with satisfying precision.

Take for example the Japanese yoko meshi, a meal eaten sideways, describing the experience of trying to communicate in an alien tongue, or mono-no-aware, the appreciation of life's sadness. From the distinctive coziness of the Danish hygge, to the unrestrained dis of the Mayan bol (in-laws and stupidity), to the profound collectivism of the Zulu concept of ubuntu (roughly, I AM because WE ARE"), these mots justes are grouped according to language and prefaced with insightful overviews of the relevant cultures by linguist Christopher J. Moore.

Embellished with 20 entertaining new untranslatable words and phrases and 90 characterful color illustrations by Lan Truong, and with a foreword by Simon Winchester, In Other Words is amusing, profound, and unputdownable--a gorgeously packaged gift book to entertain even the most well-versed polyglot with marvels of language from around the world.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Christopher J. Moore holds degrees from Oxford and Edinburgh in modern languages and applied linguistics. He is an author, translator and editor of both adult and children's books. He is the author of the award-winning Ishtar and Tammuz and How to Speak Brit. He spends most of his time in Spain and England but still enjoys roving around Europe.

Simon Winchester is the acclaimed author of The Perfectionists and numerous New York Times bestsellers, including The Professor and the Madman, The Men Who United the States and Krakatoa. In 2006, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

Lan Truong is an illustrator based in Portland, Oregon. Her work is influenced by vintage matchbox labels and posters, and art from around the world.

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Ever racked your brain for a word you’re convinced should exist, yet is inexplicably absent from the dictionary? All languages have their limitations – should Engl ish fall short, the expression may lie elsewhere. That’s where this book comes in: a quirky, international lexicon of well -known and obscure linguistic gems that capture certain moments or things with such satisfying precision. Our mots justes are grouped according to region and prefaced with insightful overviews of the relevant cultures. Embellished with entertaining and characterful four –colour illustrations, The Untranslatables is the perfect gift book to entertain even the most well -versed polyglot. Em bellished with four -colour illustrations, The Untranslatables is bound to entertain even the most well versed polyglot – as well as the rest of us, who are merely fascinated.

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Verlag
Thames & Hudson
Erscheinungsdatum
2018
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1906761884
ISBN 13 
9781906761882
Einband
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Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
128
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