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by Alexander Tulloch

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Why aren't bald eagles bald? What's the link between gnomes and being enormous? What connects a Christmas carol with the Russian for "street?" Tracing the routes of more than 500 English words through time and across the globe, this guide underscores the surprising, amusing twists, turns, and encounters between words on their long journeys into modern English. For instance, the Kres--Greek goddesses of destruction who haunted Homeric battlefields dressed in blood-soaked robes, would probably be a little miffed to learn that the only decay with which they are today synonymous is tooth decay, or caries. Neither a straightforward dictionary of etymology nor a linear history of language, this is an entertaining alphabetical analysis of the stories behind many everyday words. It is an ideal companion for journalists, teachers, historians, or simply anyone who is interested in the fascinating story of the English language.

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  • Title Word Routes: Journeys Through Etymology
  • Author Alexander Tulloch
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 220
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Peter Owen Publishers
  • Publication date April 15, 2005
  • ISBN 9780720612431 / 0720612438
  • Weight 0.31 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5 x 0.7 in (20.32 x 12.70 x 1.78 cm)
  • Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
  • Library of Congress subjects English language - Etymology
  • Dewey Decimal Code 422

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Alexander Tulloch is a writer, linguist, and translator. He has lectured on Russian and Spanish literature for almost 30 years and has published articles on the history of language as well as translations of the work of Gogol and Galds. He is a fellow of the Institute of Linguists.

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