David Wilton

Word Myths

Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Wilton debunks the most persistently wrong word histories and gives the real stories behind perennial mis-etymologized words.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 136mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9780195375572
• ISBN-10: 0195375572
• Artikelnr.: 23575319

Autorenporträt

David Wilton is the creator and editor of wordorigins.org, since 1997 a leading Internet site for word and phrase origins. He has served as a journalist, Army officer, defense contractor, chemical and biological arms control negotiator, and software marketing executive. He lives in California.

Rezensionen

"This fascinating collection of myths about word origins should be a joy to read."-Don McCreary, Department of English, University of Georgia.