What made the crocodile cry?: 101 questions about the English language
Dent, Susie
Susie Dent draws on her popular television coverage of curious questions about English Supported by evidence from Oxford Dictionaries, the world's largest language research programme Reveals fascinating facts about all areas of our language, from word origins and spelling to grammar and usage Wonderfully accessible with entertaining examples given throughout The perfect gift for linguistic browsers. Sparkling with insight and linguistic curiosity, this delightfulcompendium answers 101 of the most intriguing questions about the English language, from word origins and spelling to grammar and usage. Irresistible to anyone with an interest in the words around them. Supported by Oxford's celebrated dictionary research programme, Susie Dent tackles these and many other fascinating questions in this wonderfully accessible and endlessly entertaining exploration of the English language.
- ISBN: 978-0-19-957415-5
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 176
- Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés