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The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins
Robert Hendrickson
出版
Facts On File
, 2008
主題
Language Arts & Disciplines / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative
Language Arts & Disciplines / Reference
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Etymology
Reference / General
Reference / Word Lists
ISBN
0816069662
9780816069668
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=S1YkAQAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
"The most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind, The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Fourth Edition has been completely updated and expanded and now contains definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and expressions. This encyclopedia features anecdotes and information on the development of a wide range of words, including slang, proverbs, animal and plant names, place names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign language expressions, and phrases from literature. The emphasis throughout is on words and expressions whose origins are not adequately explained, or not addressed at all, in standard dictionaries. Approximately 2,500 new entries have been added to this edition, ranging from Aardsma to zounds."--BOOK JACKET.