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Lieferstatus:	Auf Bestellung (Lieferzeit unbekannt)
Veröffentlichung:	Oktober 2022
Genre:	Geschichte / Politik / Kultur
	Anglo-Saxon / Old English / Early history# c 500 to c 1450/1500 / European history# medieval period, middle ages / Historical and comparative linguistics / HISTORY / Europe / Medieval / Medieval History
ISBN:	9781788166119
EAN-Code:	9781788166119
Verlag:	Profile Books
Einband:	Kartoniert
Sprache:	English
Dimensionen:	H 196 mm / B 126 mm / D 22 mm
Gewicht:	240 gr
Seiten:	304
Illustration:	black and white integrated images
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Inhalt:

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.