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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
LANGUAGE CONTACT AND LEXICAL ENRICHMENT IN ISRAELI HEBREW LANGUAGE CONTACT AND LEXICAL ENRICHMENT IN ISRAELI HEBREW GHIL'AD ZUCKERMANN Israeli Hebrew is a spoken language, 'reinvented' over the course of the twentieth century. It has responded to the social demands of the newly emerging state, as well as to escalating globalization,… OL13622329W
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue John McWhorter Why do we say "I am reading a catalog" instead of "I read a catalog"? Why do we say "do" at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and mor… OL16310891W
Brush up your classics! Brush up your classics! Michael Macrone xiv, 238 p. : 22 cm OL19014754W
Lost in translation Lost in translation Ella Frances Sanders "An artistic collection of 50 drawings featuring unique, funny, and poignant foreign words that have no direct translation into English. Did you know that the Japanese have a word to express the way … OL19996282W
Goettinger Studien zu Wortschatz und Wortbildung im Polnischen Goettinger Studien zu Wortschatz und Wortbildung im Polnischen Alek Pohl,Joachim Becker,André de Vincenz <P>Die 1972 von den Frankfurter Slavisten Olexa Horbatsch und Gerd Freidhof begründete Reihe Specimina philologiae Slavicae wird heute von Holger Kuße (Dresden), Peter Kosta (Potsdam), Beatrix Kreß (… OL20928835W
Türkçede batı kaynaklı kelimelerin yoğunluğu Türkçede batı kaynaklı kelimelerin yoğunluğu Fatin Sezgin Turkish language; foreign words and phrases. OL3445268W
Koguryo, the language of Japan's continental relatives Koguryo, the language of Japan's continental relatives Christopher I. Beckwith "This is the first-in-depth study of the extinct Koguryo language, which was once spoken in Manchuria and northern Korea. It covers the ethnolinguistic history of the Koguryo nation, philological tre… OL4308279W
English words from Latin and Greek elements English words from Latin and Greek elements Donald M. Ayers Presents an overview of the development of the English language and examines the formation of words especially from Greek and Latin roots. Also discusses definitions and usage. OL5110731W