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This set reissues important selected works by Eric Partridge,
covering the period from 1933 to 1968. Together, the books look at
many and diverse aspects of language, focusing in particular on
English. Included in the collection are a variety of insightful
dictionaries and reference works that showcase some of Partridge's
best work. The books are creative, as well as practical, and will
provide enjoyable reading for both scholars and the more general
reader, who has an interest in language and linguistics.
A catch phrase is a well-known, frequently-used phrase or saying
that has `caught on' or become popular over along period of time.
It is often witty or philosophical and this Dictionary gathers
together over 7,000 such phrases.
This work is full of things better left unsaid: hackneyed phrases,
idioms battered into senselessness, infuriating Gallicisms,
once-familiar quotations and tags from the ancient classics. It
makes a formidable list, amplified as it is with definitions,
sources, and indications of the cliches, venerability in every
case.
This dictionary gives the origins of some 20,000 items from the
modern English vocabulary, discussing them in groups that make
clear the connections between words derived by a variety of routes
from originally common stock. As well as giving the answers to
questions about the derivation of individual words, every page
points out links with other entries. Longer articles are written as
continuous prose and are divided up by means of numbered paragraphs
and subheadings. There are lists of prefixes, suffixes and elements
used in the creation of new vocabulary.
From abdabs to zit From pillock (14th century) to couch potato
(20th century) From She'll be apples (Australia) to the pits (USA)
This new collection brings together some 5,000 contemporary slang
expressions originating in all parts of the English-speaking world.
It gives clear and concise definitions of each word, supplemented
by examples of their use and information about where and when they
came into being. This entertaining reference work will be of use to
students of English at all levels and a source of fascination to
word-lovers throughout the world.
First published in 1942, this dictionary was designed to help
civilians and members of H.M. forces to make their way amid the
jungle of wartime abbreviations. The preface notes that newspaper
readers, sailors, soldiers and airmen had to thrust themselves,
like explorers, into these abbreviations in search of truth, or the
execution of their martial duty and hence, a dictionary was
necessary. This book will be of interest to scholars of history and
language, as well as the more general, interested reader.
Drawn from the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, with
the emphasis on the expressions used or coined before 1914.
'It reads as freshly today as it did fifty years ago, when it surprised everyone with its originality and daring, an intriguing blend of personal insight and solid detective-work. If ever a word-book deserved to be called a classic, it is this.' - David Crystal
First published in 1940, this book was designed by Eric Partridge
to equip students, studying for final exams at school, with the
tools they needed to become successful precis-ers. The selection of
literary pieces is more diverse than other preicis books of the
time and Partridge's background as a schoolmaster, a lecturer and a
publisher sets him up well to teach the subject.
First published in 1940, this book provides a literary dictionary
to the New Testament. The treatment of selected words and phrases
is not theological, but lexicographical and etymological. Each
entry is introduced by illustrative quotations from the New
Testament, and the book provides an insightful exploration of these
phrases.
First published in 1933 (this edition in 1939), this book sees
Partridge introducing the reader to the eccentric lexicographers
Wesley and Captain Grose. In an entertaining way, the book jovially
explores and discusses various words and phrases such as "bloody",
euphemisms, the Devil's nicknames, various versions of slang, and
familiar terms of address. He does so with light-worn learning
making the book of interest to a whole variety of readers.
First published in 1961, this book explores the form of the comic
alphabet. Whether through poems, prose or phonetics, the alphabet
has become a way in which mankind has taken pleasure in playing
with words and phrases. Indeed, approaches can vary significantly
from the almost moronically humorous to the ingenious and genuinely
witty and this book looks at the reasons how and why the comic
alphabet came to possess the arguably sophisticated form in which
people know it today.
First published in 1939, this book provides a brief but
comprehensive view of language in general, and of English and
American language in particular. It is suitable for beginners and
those who wish to learn about the basics of linguistics.
First published in 1949 (this edition in 1968), this book is a
dictionary of the past, exploring the language of the criminal and
near-criminal worlds. It includes entries from Australia, New
Zealand, Canada and South Africa, as well as from Britain and
America and offers a fascinating and unique study of language. The
book provides an invaluable insight into social history, with the
British vocabulary dating back to the 16th century and the American
to the late 18th century. Each entry comes complete with the
approximate date of origin, the etymology for each word, and a note
of the milieu in which the expression arose.
First published in 1933, this book explores both contemporary and
historical slang, focusing on the characteristics and quirks of the
English and American languages. As well as looking at commonly used
slang, there are sections that give the reader insight into more
unusual areas such as Cockney slang, slang in journalism and slang
in commerce, as well as slang used by sailors, the law and the
church. The book will be of interest to scholars and the general
readers who take an interest in language.
Author Biography: Rosalind Fergusson is a freelance lexicographer.
This standard work on punctuation has long been judged the foremost
study of the subject. It reveals punctuation to be both an
indispensable craft and an invaluable art - a friend, not an enemy.
This delightful book will tell you the history of such phrases as
"back to square one", "as the actress said to the bishop", "the
bee's knees", "bright-eyed and bushy-tailed", and thousands of
other catchphrases, British and American, from the sixteenth
century to the present day.' - "Richard Boston, The Guardian".
First published in 1940, this book was designed by Eric Partridge
to equip students, studying for final exams at school, with the
tools they needed to become successful precis-ers. The selection of
literary pieces is more diverse than other preicis books of the
time and Partridge's background as a schoolmaster, a lecturer and a
publisher sets him up well to teach the subject.
First published in 1942, this dictionary was designed to help
civilians and members of H.M. forces to make their way amid the
jungle of wartime abbreviations. The preface notes that newspaper
readers, sailors, soldiers and airmen had to thrust themselves,
like explorers, into these abbreviations in search of truth, or the
execution of their martial duty and hence, a dictionary was
necessary. This book will be of interest to scholars of history and
language, as well as the more general, interested reader.
First published in 1940, this book provides a literary dictionary
to the New Testament. The treatment of selected words and phrases
is not theological, but lexicographical and etymological. Each
entry is introduced by illustrative quotations from the New
Testament, and the book provides an insightful exploration of these
phrases.
First published in 1961, this book explores the form of the comic
alphabet. Whether through poems, prose or phonetics, the alphabet
has become a way in which mankind has taken pleasure in playing
with words and phrases. Indeed, approaches can vary significantly
from the almost moronically humorous to the ingenious and genuinely
witty and this book looks at the reasons how and why the comic
alphabet came to possess the arguably sophisticated form in which
people know it today.
First published in 1939, this book provides a brief but
comprehensive view of language in general, and of English and
American language in particular. It is suitable for beginners and
those who wish to learn about the basics of linguistics.
First published in 1949 (this edition in 1968), this book is a
dictionary of the past, exploring the language of the criminal and
near-criminal worlds. It includes entries from Australia, New
Zealand, Canada and South Africa, as well as from Britain and
America and offers a fascinating and unique study of language. The
book provides an invaluable insight into social history, with the
British vocabulary dating back to the 16th century and the American
to the late 18th century. Each entry comes complete with the
approximate date of origin, the etymology for each word, and a note
of the milieu in which the expression arose.
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