
Word Drops
by Paul Anthony Jones
Title:
Word Drops
Author:
Paul Anthony Jones
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
216 pages
Publisher:
University of New Mexico Press
ISBN-13:
9780826356567
EAN:
9780826356567
Publication Date:
30/04/2016
Classifications:
Language teaching and learning
Weight (g):
360
Dimensions (mm):
213 x 142 x 15
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
From aardvark to zenzizenzizenzic, Word Drops collects a thousand obscure words and language facts in one fascinating chain of word associations. Word Drops also uses an intriguing series of annotations to add background and historical context on everything from Anglo-Saxon cures for insanity to Samuel Pepys’s cure for a hangover.



















