In other words : a language lover's guide to the most intriguing words around the world /
In this short but enthusiastic book, linguist Moore selects, from languages across the world, words and phrases that are impossible to translate neatly into English. In many cases the difficulty arises because our culture simply doesn't share the same experiences as others. Other untranslatable...
| Основен автор: | Moore, Christopher J., 1943- |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Walker Pub.,
2004.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
Book jacket |
Съдържание:
- Western European languages
- Eastern European languages
- Yiddish language
- Nordic languages
- Middle Eastern languages
- African languages
- Asian languages
- Ancient and classical languages
- Indigenous languages
- Creole and Pidgin languages
- Word finder.