In Other Words: An Illustrated Miscellany of the World's Most Intriguing Words and Phrases
A delightful treasure house, literally a thesaurus, of linguistic marvels. --from the foreword by bestselling author Simon WinchesterA colorfully illustrated collection of more than ninety untranslatable words and phrases and the unique insights they offer into the cultures they come from.Ever racked your brain for a word you're convinced should exist, yet is inexplicably absent from the dictionary? All languages have their limitations-should English fall short, the expression may lie elsewhere. That's where this book comes in: a quirky, international lexicon of linguistic gems that capture cultural untranslatables with satisfying precision.…
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Weitere Autoren: Winchester, Simon (Solist) / Truong, Lan (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-63557-403-6
- EAN: 9781635574036
- Produktnummer: 28864671
- Verlag: Bloomsbury
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 128 S.
- Masse: H19.3 cm x B14.2 cm x D1.8 cm 318 g
- Gewicht: 318
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Christopher J. Moore
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