Joshua Blackburn
1. The Language-Lover's Lexipedia
The Language-Lover's Lexipedia From the creator of the League of the Lexicon board game
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Family Sharing
Ja
Gesprochen von
Joshua BlackburnSpieldauer
10 Stunden und 25 Minuten
Abo-Fähigkeit
Nein
Erscheinungsdatum
25.09.2025
Hörtyp
Lesung
Fassung
ungekürzt
Medium
MP3
Anzahl Dateien
141
Verlag
Bloomsbury AcademicSprache
Englisch
EAN
9781526689375
Bloomsbury presents The Language Lover's Lexipedia written and read by Joshua Blackburn
FROM THE INVENTOR OF THE LEAGUE OF THE LEXICON BOARDGAME – THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ALL WHO LOVE WORDS AND LANGUAGE.
'A word-lover's dream' Stephen Fry
Want to uncover the secret of Ikea product names? Learn the art of Scottish insults? Or understand why pedants are pedantic? Here you will find all this and more.
Part encyclopaedia, part miscellany, The Language-Lover's Lexipedia is a delightful tour of the world of words, from the origin of Abracadabra to Zyzzyva and the end of the dictionary. Meticulously researched and witfully written, each page is a lucky dip into the English language.
The Language-Lover's Lexipedia is catnip for curious minds. Inside, you'll find Scottish Insults (you're talking mince), Elizabethan Colours (like Ape's Laugh and Lustie Gallant), the dangerous history of the Index of Banned Books, unusual mealtimes, Technobabble and over a hundred words for Scottish rain. There's even a Dictionary of Small Things. Each entry points to other entries, so after exploring one rabbit hole there's always another to get lost in. See where they lead you.
This deliciously original book takes readers around the sidelines and leylines of language. You will be sure to come away armed with an arsenal of linguistic knowledge to impress and entertain in all sorts of useful – and not so useful – situations.
***
'This book is absolutely packed with fascinating stuff' Lynne Truss
'This is a magical book - all you have to do is to pick it up and the morning disappears!' Milton Jones
FROM THE INVENTOR OF THE LEAGUE OF THE LEXICON BOARDGAME – THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ALL WHO LOVE WORDS AND LANGUAGE.
'A word-lover's dream' Stephen Fry
Want to uncover the secret of Ikea product names? Learn the art of Scottish insults? Or understand why pedants are pedantic? Here you will find all this and more.
Part encyclopaedia, part miscellany, The Language-Lover's Lexipedia is a delightful tour of the world of words, from the origin of Abracadabra to Zyzzyva and the end of the dictionary. Meticulously researched and witfully written, each page is a lucky dip into the English language.
The Language-Lover's Lexipedia is catnip for curious minds. Inside, you'll find Scottish Insults (you're talking mince), Elizabethan Colours (like Ape's Laugh and Lustie Gallant), the dangerous history of the Index of Banned Books, unusual mealtimes, Technobabble and over a hundred words for Scottish rain. There's even a Dictionary of Small Things. Each entry points to other entries, so after exploring one rabbit hole there's always another to get lost in. See where they lead you.
This deliciously original book takes readers around the sidelines and leylines of language. You will be sure to come away armed with an arsenal of linguistic knowledge to impress and entertain in all sorts of useful – and not so useful – situations.
***
'This book is absolutely packed with fascinating stuff' Lynne Truss
'This is a magical book - all you have to do is to pick it up and the morning disappears!' Milton Jones
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