Bagels Bumf And Buses

Author : Simon Horobin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192568280
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bagels, Bumf, and Buses written by Simon Horobin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where do our everyday words come from? The bagel you eat for breakfast, the bumf you have to wade through at the office, and the bus that takes you home again: we use these words without thinking about their origins or how their meanings have changed over time. Simon Horobin takes the reader on a journey through a typical day, showing how the words we use to describe routine activities - getting up, going to work, eating meals - have surprisingly fascinating histories.

Author : Simon Horobin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192568272
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bagels, Bumf, and Buses written by Simon Horobin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where do our everyday words come from? The bagel you eat for breakfast, the bumf you have to wade through at the office, and the bus that takes you home again: we use these words without thinking about their origins or how their meanings have changed over time. Simon Horobin takes the reader on a journey through a typical day, showing how the words we use to describe routine activities - getting up, going to work, eating meals - have surprisingly fascinating histories.

Author : Simon Horobin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199665281
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Does Spelling Matter? written by Simon Horobin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book narrates the history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons to the present-day. It also examines the changing attitudes to spelling, including numerous proposals for spelling reform, ranging from the introduction of new alphabets to more modest attempts to rid English of its silent letters, and the differing agendas they reveal.

Author : Simon Horobin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198709250
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The English Language written by Simon Horobin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[This book]: provides a concise and accessible history of English; engages with key debates concerning issues of correctness, standards, and dialects; investigates the uses of English worldwide; reflects on the future of the English language..."--Publisher description.

Author : John R. Taylor
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780198299820
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Possessives in English written by John R. Taylor and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taylor provides an in-depth analysis of possessive constructions in English in terms of Cognitive Grammar, as developed by Ronald Langacker and others. He also provides a wide-ranging critique of alternative analyses, especially those derived from the Chomskyan school.

Author : Michael Moss
Publisher : Signal
ISBN 13 : 0771057091
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Salt Sugar Fat written by Michael Moss and published by Signal. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the troubling story of the rise of the processed food industry -- and how it used salt, sugar, and fat to addict us. Salt Sugar Fat is a journey into the highly secretive world of the processed food giants, and the story of how they have deployed these three essential ingredients, over the past five decades, to dominate the North American diet. This is an eye-opening book that demonstrates how the makers of these foods have chosen, time and again, to double down on their efforts to increase consumption and profits, gambling that consumers and regulators would never figure them out. With meticulous original reporting, access to confidential files and memos, and numerous sources from deep inside the industry, it shows how these companies have pushed ahead, despite their own misgivings (never aired publicly). Salt Sugar Fat is the story of how we got here, and it will hold the food giants accountable for the social costs that keep climbing even as some of the industry's own say, "Enough already."

Author : D. Gary Miller
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199654263
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book External Influences on English written by D. Gary Miller and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating history of the influences on English during the first thousand years of its formation the author shows when and why the Anglo-Saxons began to borrow words from Latin and Greek and the effects of contact with the Vikings, Celts, and French. A book of enduring value to everyone interested in the history of English.

Author : Agnes Jäger
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198813546
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Clause Structure and Word Order in the History of German written by Agnes Jäger and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the first comprehensive generative account of the historical syntax of German. Leading scholars in the field survey a range of topics and offer new insights into multiple central aspects of clause structure and word order, including verb placement, adverbial connectives, pronominal syntax, and information-structural factors.

Author : Simon Horobin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1137274573
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chaucer's Language written by Simon Horobin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English language has changed dramatically over the past 500 years, making it increasingly difficult for students to read Chaucer's works. Assuming no previous linguistic knowledge or familiarity with Middle English, Simon Horobin introduces students to Chaucer's language and the importance of reading Chaucer in the original, rather than modern translation. Chaucer's Language - leads the reader gently through basic linguistic concepts with appropriate explanation - highlights how Chaucer's English differs from present-day English, and the significance of this for interpreting and understanding his work - provides close analysis and comparison with the writings of Chaucer's contemporaries to show how Chaucer drew on the variety of Middle English to achieve particular poetic effects - includes sample texts, a glossary of linguistic terminology, a bibliography and suggestions for further reading to aid study. Authoritative and easy-to-follow, this is an indispensable guide to understanding, appreciating and enjoying the language of Chaucer. Assuming no previous linguistic knowledge, Simon Horobin introduces students to Chaucer's language and the importance of reading Chaucer in the original, rather than in a modern translation. This updated edition includes references to most recent scholarship, suggestions for future research and an extensive glossary with sample quotations. Assumes no prior knowledge of Middle English One of the few books available devoted exclusively to Chaucer's language Incorporates the latest research and scholarship, draws on modern linguistic methods

Author : Sam Wolfe
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198841167
Total Pages : 623 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Continuity and Variation in Germanic and Romance written by Sam Wolfe and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a range of synchronic and diachronic case studies in comparative Germanic and Romance morphosyntax. These two language families, spoken by over a billion people today, have played a central role in linguistic research, but many significant questions remain about the relationship between them. Following an introduction that sets out the methodological, empirical, and theoretical background to the book, the volume is divided into three parts that deal with the morphosyntax of subjects and the inflectional layer; inversion, discourse pragmatics, and the left periphery; and continuity and variation beyond the clause. The contributors adopt a diverse range of approaches, making use of the latest digitized corpora and presenting a mixture of well-known and under-studied data from standard and non-standard Germanic and Romance languages. Many of the chapters challenge received wisdom about the relationship between these two important language families. The volume will be an indispensable resource for researchers and students in the fields of Germanic and Romance linguistics, historical and comparative linguistics, and morphosyntax.