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Unmentionables : From Family Jewels To Friendly Fire : What We Say Instead Of What We Mean
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Bester Preis: € 4,27 (vom 19.09.2018)Unmentionables: From Family Jewels to Friendly Fire - What We Say Instead of What We Mean (2010)
ISBN: 9781848545496 bzw. 1848545495, in Englisch, John Murray/Hachette, Taschenbuch, neu.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Sanctum Books.
John Murray/Hachette, 2010. Softcover. New. We say a lot about ourselves by what we don`t say. Words and phrases like `collateral damage`, `wardrobe malfunction`, `vertically challenged`, and old favourites like `unmentionables` (trousers, apparently) or `lady of the night` - all are ways of not using particular words. UNMENTIONABLES is a rollicking exploration of the history of euphemistic usage, looking at how taboos connected to sex, death, religion, war, politics, business and matters of status have produced an extraordinary linguistic creativity, and how euphemistic speech has changed over the centuries. It looks at how euphemisms are born, and how they die (or `experience a negative outcome`) and it explores why it is that we create euphemisms, and the different purposes - from the benign to the sinister - that they serve. (Is `euphemism` a euphemism for lying?) Lively, entertaining, and crammed with fascinating nuggets of information, UNMENTIONABLES is a celebration of the richness of language. Why have just one word for something when you can have ten other words instead? Printed Pages: 352.
Unmentionables: From Family Jewels to Friendly Fire - What We Say Instead of What We Mean (2010)
ISBN: 9781848545496 bzw. 1848545495, in Englisch, John Murray/Hachette, Taschenbuch, neu.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, A - Z Books.
John Murray/Hachette, 2010. Softcover. New. We say a lot about ourselves by what we don`t say. Words and phrases like `collateral damage`, `wardrobe malfunction`, `vertically challenged`, and old favourites like `unmentionables` (trousers, apparently) or `lady of the night` - all are ways of not using particular words. UNMENTIONABLES is a rollicking exploration of the history of euphemistic usage, looking at how taboos connected to sex, death, religion, war, politics, business and matters of status have produced an extraordinary linguistic creativity, and how euphemistic speech has changed over the centuries. It looks at how euphemisms are born, and how they die (or `experience a negative outcome`) and it explores why it is that we create euphemisms, and the different purposes - from the benign to the sinister - that they serve. (Is `euphemism` a euphemism for lying?) Lively, entertaining, and crammed with fascinating nuggets of information, UNMENTIONABLES is a celebration of the richness of language. Why have just one word for something when you can have ten other words instead? Printed Pages: 352.
Unmentionables: From Family Jewels to Friendly Fire - What We Say Instead of What We Mean (2010)
ISBN: 9781848545496 bzw. 1848545495, in Englisch, John Murray/Hachette, Taschenbuch, neu.
We say a lot about ourselves by what we don`t say. Words and phrases like `collateral damage`, `wardrobe malfunction`, `vertically challenged`, and old favourites like `unmentionables` (trousers, apparently) or `lady of the night` - all are ways of not using particular words. UNMENTIONABLES is a rollicking exploration of the history of euphemistic usage, looking at how taboos connected to sex, death, religion, war, politics, business and matters of status have produced an extraordinary linguistic creativity, and how euphemistic speech has changed over the centuries. It looks at how euphemisms are born, and how they die (or `experience a negative outcome`) and it explores why it is that we create euphemisms, and the different purposes - from the benign to the sinister - that they serve. (Is `euphemism` a euphemism for lying?) Lively, entertaining, and crammed with fascinating nuggets of information, UNMENTIONABLES is a celebration of the richness of language. Why have just one word for something when you can have ten other words instead? Printed Pages: 352.
Unmentionables: From Family Jewels to Friendly Fire: What We Say Instead of What We Mean (2010)
ISBN: 9781848542068 bzw. 1848542062, in Englisch, 352 Seiten, John Murray Publishers, gebundenes Buch, neu.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, smeikalbooks_london.
We say a lot about ourselves by what we don't say. Words and phrases like 'collateral damage', 'wardrobe malfunction', 'vertically challenged', and old favourites like 'unmentionables' (trousers, apparently) or 'lady of the night' - all are ways of not using particular words. UNMENTIONABLES is a rollicking exploration of the history of euphemistic usage, looking at how taboos connected to ***, death, religion, war, politics, business and matters of status have produced an extraordinary linguistic creativity, and how euphemistic speech has changed over the centuries. It looks at how euphemisms are born, and how they die (or 'experience a negative outcome') and it explores why it is that we create euphemisms, and the different purposes - from the benign to the sinister - that they serve. (Is 'euphemism' a euphemism for lying?) Lively, entertaining, and crammed with fascinating nuggets of information, UNMENTIONABLES is a celebration of the richness of language. Why have just one word for something when you can have ten other words instead? Hardcover, Label: John Murray Publishers, John Murray Publishers, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2010-09-01, Studio: John Murray Publishers, Verkaufsrang: 10344312.
Unmentionables: From Family Jewels to Friendly Fire: What We Say Instead of What We Mean (2010)
ISBN: 9781848542068 bzw. 1848542062, in Englisch, 352 Seiten, John Murray Publishers, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, greener_books_london.
We say a lot about ourselves by what we don't say. Words and phrases like 'collateral damage', 'wardrobe malfunction', 'vertically challenged', and old favourites like 'unmentionables' (trousers, apparently) or 'lady of the night' - all are ways of not using particular words. UNMENTIONABLES is a rollicking exploration of the history of euphemistic usage, looking at how taboos connected to ***, death, religion, war, politics, business and matters of status have produced an extraordinary linguistic creativity, and how euphemistic speech has changed over the centuries. It looks at how euphemisms are born, and how they die (or 'experience a negative outcome') and it explores why it is that we create euphemisms, and the different purposes - from the benign to the sinister - that they serve. (Is 'euphemism' a euphemism for lying?) Lively, entertaining, and crammed with fascinating nuggets of information, UNMENTIONABLES is a celebration of the richness of language. Why have just one word for something when you can have ten other words instead? Hardcover, Label: John Murray Publishers, John Murray Publishers, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2010-09-01, Studio: John Murray Publishers, Verkaufsrang: 10344312.
Unmentionables: From Family Jewels to Friendly Fire - What We Say Instead of What We Mean (2010)
ISBN: 9781848542068 bzw. 1848542062, in Englisch, John Murray, gebundenes Buch.
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Unmentionables from Family Jewels to Friendly Fire : What We Say Instead of What We Mean (2010)
ISBN: 9781848542068 bzw. 1848542062, in Englisch, John Murray, gebundenes Buch, neu, mit Einband.
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Unmentionables: From Family Jewels to Friendly Fire: What We Say Instead of What We Mean (2010)
ISBN: 9781848542068 bzw. 1848542062, in Englisch, John Murray Publishers, gebundenes Buch, neu.
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Unmentionables : From Family Jewels To Friendly Fire : What We Say Instead Of What We Mean (2010)
ISBN: 9781848545496 bzw. 1848545495, in Englisch, Hodder/john Murray.
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