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Allen's Dictionary Of English Phrases

Door Robert Allen

Categorie
Taalkunde & Woordenboeken
Boeknummer
#198695
Titel
Allen's Dictionary Of English Phrases
Auteur
Allen, Robert
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Penguin Books Ltd
Jaar van uitgave
2006
ISBN10
0141006722
ISBN13
9780141006727
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting
Allen's Dictionary of English Phrases is the most comprehensive survey of this area of the English language ever undertaken. Taking over 6000 phrases, it explains their meaning, explores their development and gives citations that range from the Venerable Bede to Will Self. Crisply and wittily written, this book is packed with memorable and surprising detail, whether showing that 'salad days' comes from Antony and Cleopatra, that 'flavour of the month' originates in 1940s American ice cream marketing, or even that we've been 'calling a spade a spade' since the sixteenth century. Allen's Dictionary of English Phrases is part of the Penguin Reference Library and draws on over 70 years of experience in bringing reliable, useful and clear information to millions of readers around the world - ma... (Lees verder)king knowledge everybody's property.
Pagina's
832
Conditie
Goed — In zeer goede staat met nette stofomslag
Prijs
€ 20,00

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