Manfred Gorlach (ed.)

Broschiertes Buch

A Dictionary of European Anglicisms

A Usage Dictionary of Anglicisms in Sixteen European Languages

Herausgeber: Gorlach, Manfred; G?rlach, Manfred

Beschreibung

The first dictionary of its kind to provide an exhaustive comparative treatment of the influence of English on other European languages. Covering sixteen selected languages from different language families, entries consist of words which are recognizably English in form and which appear in at least one of the languages tested. Entries comprise of a brief definition, followed by a summary paragraph containing a wealth of historical and linguistic information. Manyentries are also accompanied by a grid summarizing the distribution of the word across Europe.

Autor

Manfred Görlach was Professor of English and Chair of Linguistics and Medieval Studies at the University of Cologne until his retirement in 2003. His many books include English in Nineteenth-Century England : An Introduction (CUP, 1999); More Englishes: New Studies in Varieties of English 1988-1994 (John Benjamins, 1995); and Introduction to Early Modern English (CUP, revised edition 1991).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 655g
• ISBN-13: 9780199283064
• ISBN-10: 0199283060
• Artikelnr.: 22051305