WHAT'S IN A NAME? : How Proper Names Became Everyday Words

Ehrlich, Eugene

ISBN 10: 0805059423 / ISBN 13: 9780805059427

Editore: Henry Holt & Company [1999], New York, 1999

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Appears to be new book. DJ has very minor shelf wear. ; 1.06 x 9.52 x 6.46 Inches; 238 pages.

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• Titolo: WHAT'S IN A NAME? : How Proper Names Became Everyday Words
• Editore: Henry Holt & Company [1999], New York
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0805059423
• ISBN 13: 9780805059427
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Condizione: Fine
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: Near Fine
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
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Riassunto

A witty and fascinating foray into the origins of words reveals the historical and literary figures who have lent their names to the English language--from Achille's heel to Reverend William Archibald Spooner's spoonerisms--in the hopes of keeping it colorful and lively. 12,500 first printing.

Informazioni sull?autore

Eugene Ehrlich is a retired member of the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.