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This is an accessible, lively A-Z of over 3000 words and their origins, drawn from Oxford's unrivalled dictionary research and language monitoring. Ideal for language lovers and students alike, it relates the fascinating stories behind many of our most curious words and expressions.

Etymology --- English language --- etymologie --- Engels

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Franse taal --- etymologie --- woorden met Griekse elementen --- oefeningen --- woorden met Latijnse elementen --- woordenschatoefeningen --- etymologie. --- oefeningen. --- woordenschatoefeningen.

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This practical introduction to word history investigates every aspect of where words come from and how they change. Philip Durkin, chief etymologist of the Oxford English Dictionary, shows how different types of evidence can shed light on the myriad ways in which words change in form and meaning. He considers how such changes can be part of wider linguistic processes, or be influenced by a complex mixture of social and cultural factors. He illustrates every point with a wide range of fascinating examples. Dr Durkin investigates folk etymology and other changes which words undergo in everyday use. He shows how language families are established, how words in different languages can have a common ancester, and the ways in which the latter can be distinguished from words introduced through language contact. He examines the etymologies of the names of people and places. His focus is on English but he draws many examples from languages such as French, German, and Latin which cast light on the pre-histories of English words.

English language --- Language and languages --- Etymology --- Etymology. --- Anglais (Langue) --- Langage et langues --- Etymologie --- English language - Etymology --- Language and languages - Etymology --- Anglais (langue) --- Étymologie --- Langues

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Dutch language --- Nederlands --- Woordenboeken --- Woordenboek --- Dialect --- Etymologie --- Fonetiek --- Idioom --- Zinsleer --- Linguïstiek --- Vlaams --- Vlaanderen --- Emigratie

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In 1609, the first Dutch settlers arrived in America and established trading posts, small towns, and forts up and down what we now call the Hudson River. To this day, American children are taught the thrilling history of the transformation of this settlement, New Netherland, and its capital, New Amsterdam, from landmark port into present-day New York State and the island of Manhattan. But, the Dutch legacy extended far beyond New York, as Cookies, Coleslaw and Stoops reveals. From Santa Claus (after the Dutch folklore saint Sinterklaas) and his sleigh (the pronunciation of the Dutch slee is almost identical) to a dumbhead talking poppycock, the contributions of the Dutch language to American English are indelibly embedded to some of our most vernacular terms and expressions. The menu in most of our restaurants sports some originally Dutch names, and even our dollar is named after a Dutch coin (daalder). In this captivating volume, the renowned linguist Nicoline van der Sijs glosses over 300 Dutch loan words like these that travelled to the New World on board the Dutch ship the Halve Maan, captained by Henry Hudson, which dropped anchor in Manhattan more than 400 years ago. Surprisingly, the Dutch also gave several Native American languages words for everyday things like "pants", "cat" and "turkey". Lively and accessible, the information presented in this volume charts the journey of these words into the American territory and languages, from more obscure uses which maybe have survived in only regional dialects to such ubiquitous contributions to our language like Yankee, cookie, and dope. Each entry marks the original arrival of its term into American English and adds up-to-date information on its evolving meaning, etymology, and regional spread. Not to be missed by anyone with a passion for the history behind our everyday expressions, Cookies, Coleslaw and Stoops is the perfect gift for the linguistic adventurer in us all.

Sociolinguistics --- Dutch language --- English language --- 802.0-54 --- 802.0 <73> --- Dialect literature, American --- Germanic languages --- 802.0 <73> Amerikaans --- Amerikaans --- 802.0-54 Engels: etymologie --- Engels: etymologie --- Dialects --- Foreign words and phrases&delete& --- Dutch --- Foreign words and phrases