OXFORD DICTIONARY OF EUPHEMISMS PB

Τιμή Bestseller: €14,29

Συγγραφέας: R.W. Holder

Εκδότης: Oxford University Press

Κατηγορία: NO LEVEL

ISBN: 9780199235179

Ημερομηνία έκδοσης: 24/09/2008

Αγορά

24/09

Περιγραφή

"This brand new edition celebrating 20 years of R. W. Holder's popular and successful dictionary of euphemisms is packed full of traditional favourites, such as 'Dutch uncle' or 'push up the daisies', as well as euphemisms from the contemporary world such as 'restructuring', 'coffee-housing', 'extrajudicial killing'. Definitions include examples from real authors, along with entertaining explanations of their origins. To prove that the use of euphemisms is not just a British speciality, there is widespread coverage of American euphemisms, too: for example, 'English' (pertaining to sexual deviance) and 'watermelon' (an indication of pregnancy). The A-Z organization of the text is complemented by a thematic index with short introductory articles on fruitful areas of euphemistic language such as business, sex, death, and the human body. This book remains the most lively and authoritative guide to the language of evasion, hypocrisy, prudery, and deceit."