The Tormented Genius Who Unwrote the BibleThe bizarre and fascinating story of Alexander Cruden, who single-handedly compiled the monumental dictionary, index, gazetteer to the Bible, Cruden's Concordance. Keay uncovers the scandals and reveals the true story of his madness.Harper, 2005; 269 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; pbVan/List Price € 19,95 Voor/Our Price € 7,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 60 %
What is cunning, and how did it develop a pejorative connotation. Herzog applies his erudite style and barbed humor to his examination of the idea of cunning and how it connects to our concepts of rationality and morality.Princeton, 2006; 197 pp.; EN; index; hbVan/List Price € 42,00 Voor/Our Price € 9,98Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 76 %
During WWI the British soldiers were renowned for their chirpy songs and plucky sayings. Indeed nothing would lift the spirits of the often exhausted and demoralized troops more than a hearty sing-a-long. These cheery and at times ribald and satiric songs and sayings have been collected together to give a fascinating insight into the more lighthearted side of the trench.Frontline Books, 2008; 237 pp.; EN; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 32,00 Voor/Our Price € 10,80Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 66 %
Linguistics has become an empirical science again. Sampson gives an overview of some of the findings about the nature of language which are emerging from investigations of real-life speech and writing, often using electronic language samples.Continuum, 2002; 226 pp.; EN; index; pbVan/List Price € 50,00 Voor/Our Price € 12,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 74 %
En dan nog iets is de opvolger van Taal is zeg maar echt mijn ding. Ook dit nieuwe boek staat weer vol met even onnuttige als amusante analyses van ons taalgebruik. Wat is het verschil tussen leuk en leuk-leuk, wat zijn de fijnere nuances van nazi-Duits en porno-Duits, wat is nouveau kak...Contact, 2012; 223 pp.; NL; ills. b/w; pbpb € 12,50
This fully bilingual edition of the Oxford Spanish Dictionary is presented with a Spanish-language cover, designed for users whose first language is Spanish. This fourth edition contains more than 300,000 words and phrases.Oxford, 2008; 1943 pp.; EN / SP; L; hbVan/List Price € 49,95 Voor/Our Price € 22,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 54 %
The authors offer a playful, thoughtful history of language through its most humble yet versatile mark, the dot. They explore the key roles of the dot in punctuation, in musical notation, in mathematics, in Morse code, and in Braille.Oxford, 2008; 256 pp.; EN; index; hbVan/List Price € 24,95 Voor/Our Price € 8,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 64 %
In this Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus you can find word meanings and related synonyms, build your word power with exclusive 64-page language guide, contains more than 200,000 entries and definitions, more than 300,000 synonyms, and 17 reference appendices.Oxford, 2003; 1891 pp.; EN; hbVan/List Price € 32,50 Voor/Our Price € 15,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 51 %
As much a travel book as a tour of words at play, The Prodigal Tongue goes beyond grammar and vocabulary to discover how language is irrevocably changing the people of the world in far-reaching ways.Houghton Mifflin, 2008; 262 pp.; EN; index; hbVan/List Price € 25,00 Voor/Our Price € 8,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 66 %
When did ghost aquire its silent h. Was it really rocket scientists who invented spell-check. Seeking to untangle the twisted story of English spelling, Wolman takes on a worldly adventure from English battlefields to Google headquarters. The journey is punctuated by spelling battles waged by the likes of Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie and the members of today's Simplified Spelling Society.Smithsonian, 2008; 211 pp.; EN; index; hbVan/List Price € 24,95 Voor/Our Price € 8,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 66 %
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