Latin for the Illiterati
Latin for the Illiterati

Author: Jon R. Stone

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 1135881006

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This revised and updated edition includes a brand new foreword by Richard LaFleur and more than fifteen hundred new entries and abbreviations. Organized alphabetically within the categories of verba (common words and expressions), dicta (common phrases and familiar sayings), and abbreviations, this practical and helpful reference guide is a comprehensive compendium of more than 7,000 Latin words, expressions, phrases, and sayings taken from the world of art, music, law, philosophy, theology, medicine and the theatre, as well as witty remarks and sage advice from ancient writers such as Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, and more.

The Synonym Finder
The Synonym Finder

Author: J. I. Rodale

Publisher: Rodale Books

Published: 2016-04-22

Total Pages: 3402

ISBN-13: 162336759X

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Originally published in 1961 by the founder of Rodale Inc., The Synonym Finder continues to be a practical reference tool for every home and office. This thesaurus contains more than 1 million synonyms, arranged alphabetically, with separate subdivisions for the different parts of speech and meanings of the same word.

Canonising Shakespeare
Canonising Shakespeare

Author: Emma Depledge

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-09-28

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1107154596

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This book demonstrates how the book trade of 1640-1740 canonised Shakespeare by selling, editing and promoting his plays and poems.

The Cambridge Handbook of English Historical Linguistics
The Cambridge Handbook of English Historical Linguistics

Author: Merja Kytö

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-05-03

Total Pages: 1092

ISBN-13: 1316472914

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English historical linguistics is a subfield of linguistics which has developed theories and methods for exploring the history of the English language. This Handbook provides an account of state-of-the-art research on this history. It offers an in-depth survey of materials, methods, and language-theoretical models used to study the long diachrony of English. The frameworks covered include corpus linguistics, historical sociolinguistics, historical pragmatics and manuscript studies, among others. The chapters, by leading experts, examine the interplay of language theory and empirical data throughout, critically assessing the work in the field. Of particular importance are the diverse data sources which have become increasingly available in electronic form, allowing the discipline to develop in new directions. The Handbook offers access to the rich and many-faceted spectrum of work in English historical linguistics, past and present, and will be useful for researchers and students interested in hands-on research on the history of English.