The Oxford Dictionary of Word Histories describes the origins and sense development of over 11,000 words in the English language. Well-known idioms such as "say it with flowers" are highlighted with the dates of their original use and how and when they came about. Colorful popular beliefs are explored about the origins of words like "posh" and "snob," and insights are given into our social history revealed by language development such as the connection in a Roman soldier's mind of "salary" with salt. Throughout, boxed word-building elements show the various meanings of shared "relationships" between words.
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Glynnis Chantrell is Senior Editor in the English Language Teaching department at OUP. For several years she was Senior Editor in the Dictionaries department, working on many books including the Concise Oxford Dictionary (9th edn), and the New Oxford Dictionary of English (responsible for Word Histories). Glynnis taught modern languges for many years, and is multi-lingual. She has taught at every level, including adults.
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past participial stem, early recorded sense, prime current sense, present participial stem, main semantic strands, early noun sense, main semantic branches, first recorded sense, current senses date, same source verb, expressing reversal, noun use dates, early verb sense, early general sense, current sense dates, expressing intensive force, first recorded meaning, manic origin, manic source, verb dates, unknown ultimate origin, first used meaning, lengthened stem, figurative use meaning, common current sense Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle English, Old French, Old English, Old Norse, Anglo-Norman French, West Germanic, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German, Old Northern French, North American, Milton Paradise Lost, Scottish Gaelic, Shakespeare Henry, British English, Second World War, Old High German, Shakespeare Richard, American English, Middle High German, Shakespeare Hamlet, Sir Walter Scott, Old Irish, Christian Latin, First World War, Roman Catholic Church Browse Sample Pages:
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