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Sl- is for Sleaze but Sn- is for Sneeze!

Sl- is for Sleaze but Sn- is for Sneeze! - Paperback

by Colin Williams
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Availability:In StockContributor:Colin WilliamsPublish date:2018-02-26Pages:232
Language:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781985830899ISBN-10:1985830892UPC:9781985830899Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:LinguisticsBook Topic:EtymologySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.49 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCFA7PYW4H
Do consonant clusters have integral meaning in and of themselves? This book offers a fascinating insight into the world of consonants and their hidden meanings. It investigates the sound symbolism behind English consonant clusters and looks at why sw- swings and swaggers, gl- gleams and glows and wh- whoops and whistles. It traces the etymologies of some of our most evocative words back to some surprising ancient roots. "Sl- is for Sleaze but Sn- is for Sneeze " is a well-researched and entertaining read, accessible to both the linguist and the interested reader.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781985830899ISBN-10:1985830892UPC:9781985830899Book Category:Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:LinguisticsBook Topic:EtymologySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.49 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCFA7PYW4H
Colin Williams has a degree in Arabic and French from the University of Leeds. He has lived in Egypt, the Czech Republic, Italy, France, Portugal, and Bulgaria. He owned and ran his own language school in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria for eleven years. He now lives in Cambridge, UK.
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