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Six Words You Never Knew Had Something to Do with Pigs
In Six Words You Never Knew Had Something to do with Pigs, Katherine Barber reveals the surprising and delightful histories behind 400 of the commonest words in the English language. Written in a lively, witty and conversational style, the entries are arranged thematically by season and takes the reader on a lively journey through the year.
Samuel Barber
An annotated reference guide to Barber's life, works and achievements, it will prove valuable for anyone seeking information on him.
Samuel Barber
An annotated reference guide to Barber's life, works and achievements, it will prove valuable for anyone seeking information on him.
Only in Canada You Say
Ask any Canadian about a distinctly Canadian form of English, and most will offer an enthusiastic Bob-and-Doug-McKenzie 'eh' in response. A passionate few might also bring up the colour vs. color debate or our pronunciations of 'out' and 'about'. And some may point to the ubiquitous Canadiantoque as evidence of a language that is all our own. If this is your idea of Canadian English, then it might surprise you that Katherine Barber, Editor-in-Chief of the best-selling Canadian Oxford Dictionary and author of the best-selling Six Words You Never Knew Had Something to Do With Pigs, haswritten a new book filled with nothing but made-in-Canada vocabulary. Only in Canada You Say highlights more t...
The Canadian Oxford Dictionary
We all use Canadian English every day: when we order a pizza "all-dressed", hope to get a "seat-sale" to go south during "March break", or "book off" work to meet with a "CGA" to discuss "RRSPs". Language embodies our nation''s identity, and The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, in its 1,728 pages,covers all aspects of Canadian life. Never before have Canadians been able to see their language, and themselves, so accurately and comprehensively described in a dictionary. The loggers of the west coast, the wheat farmers of the Prairies, the fishermen of the Atlantic provinces, the trappers ofthe North; Canada''s Aboriginal peoples, its British and French settlers, and the more recent arrivals, whethe...
Ebony
EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.
The Barbers
It is London 1663 and science flourishes in a mini-Renaissance. Celia Barber shares her father's shop; he barbers, and she heals during a time when women are not allowed to practice medicine. As a licensed barber, Celia longs to visit the Royal Society or Surgeon's Hall to see a dissection, but women are not allowed. She befriends a viscount who sneaks her into the Royal Society, where she sees an experiment and meets Robert Hooke, the great scientist of the day. Celia's sister works as a domestic in Whitehall Palace, who finds an ancient coin. Will it lead to hidden treasure? Life in London is harsh. People sicken and die easily. As a healer, Celia sees tragedy. She cannot save all who come...
Current Projects in Historical Lexicography
Current Projects in Historical Lexicography brings together seven papers by present and recent editors of historical dictionaries and lexical databases. The collection is introduced with an overview of the history of historical lexicography from the ancient world to the present day, with particular emphasis on the major nineteenth-century dictionaries of German, French, English, Dutch, Swedish, and Danish, and on their successors. In the first paper, Javier MartÃn Arista describes the present state of, and the prospects for, the Nerthus lexical database of Old English. The next two introduce specialized dictionaries of the language of medieval and early modern texts: Fernando Tejedo-Herrero...
