The Macmillan Dictionary Of Contemporary Phrase & Fable

Häftad bok. Macmillan UK. 2002. 677 sidor.

Mycket gott skick. Tillsynes obläddrat exemplar/seemingly an unread copy ///Förlagets beskrivning: An essential work of reference, exploring the life and language of the past one hundred years. Language defines our culture and life, and rarely has it reflected such I bewildering and complex changes as those of the last hundred years. From beautiful game to zombie, this classic reference book explores the origin and meaning of a vast range of words, phrases and events that have come into use in the English language over the past century. Over 8,000 entries cover slang terms; acronyms; idioms; catchphrases; quotations and new expressions, and supply details about the derivation and meaning of words from both sides of the Atlantic, as well as from elsewhere in the English-speaking world. More recent years have seen an explosion of linguistic change associated with new technology, and this is covered in full. And in a century rich in mythology, the dictionary catalogues the happenings and personages that have become our modem Tables', from Lord Haw-Haw and El Nino to the Lewinsky affair and Harry Potter. Backed with a wealth of quotation and anecdote, The Macmillan Dictionary of Contemporary Phrase and fable is a major source of information on modern life and culture, and a delight to browse through.