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Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics
An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly
apt words from the origins of English, which illuminates the lives,
beliefs and habits of our linguistic ancestors. 'A marvelous book'
Neil Gaiman 'Wonderful' - Tom Holland 'A lovely, lovely read' -
Lucy Mangan 'Splendid' - David Crystal 'Thorough, entertaining, and
absolutely fascinating.' Paul Anthony Jones, Haggard Hawks In this
beautiful little book, Hana Videen has gathered gems of words
together to create a glorious trove and illuminate the lives,
beliefs and habits of our linguistic ancestors. We discover a world
where choking on a bit of bread might prove your guilt, where
fiend-ship was as likely as friend-ship, and you might grow up to
be a laughter-smith. These are the magical roots of our own
language: you'll never see English in the same way again.
The relationship between language and identity is a complex topic
everywhere in the world, but maybe it is even more crucial for
those people living in the Balkans who speak a Romance variety.
This volume is the result of a project started by the Balkan
History Association, and brings together scholars trained in social
sciences and humanities to offer the reader a thorough
sociolinguistic and anthropological account of this region. It
constitutes a contribution to a reformulation of methodological and
analytical issues, providing a better insight in the linguistic and
geopolitical processes taking place in the area. Contributors are
Michael Studemund-Halevy, Catalin Mamali, Anna-Christine Weirich,
Ewa Nowicka, Daniela-Carmen Stoica, Mircea Maran, Zvjezdana Vrzic,
and Monica Hutanu.
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