100 Words Every Word Lover Should Know - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0618551468 ISBN 13: 9780618551460

Casa editrice: Harperreference, 2005

Riassunto

A new entry in the best-selling 100 Words series selects one hundred words every lover of language should know, featuring notes on each as well as quotations from Henry James, Jane Austen, William Golding, and Sylvia Plath, among others. Original. 25,000 first printing.

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L'autore:

The Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries and of other reference titles published by Houghton Mifflin Company are trained lexicographers with a varied array of interests and expertise. Most of the editors hold graduate degrees and have studied at least one foreign language. Several have degrees in linguistics or in the history of the English language. Others have degrees in science or sometimes other disciplines. All the editors familiarize themselves with the vocabulary in specific subject areas, collect materials on new developments and usage, and work in association with consultants to ensure that the content of our publications is as accurate and as up-to-date as possible.

Product Description:

The newest title in the popular 100 Words series is the perfect book for people who enjoy reading about words that have absorbing histories, intriguing coinages, surprising but useful meanings, or have been used by famous writers throughout the history of English.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Harperreference
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0618551468
• ISBN 13: 9780618551460
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 99
• Redattore: American Heritage Publishing Company