Humour permeates our lives. People tell jokes, make puns, and engage in witty banter. There is written humour in headlines and captions, in ads, on signs, t-shirts, and bumper stickers, and in the form of graffiti. Nowadays humour is available on the web and circulated by e-mail.
Playing with Words shows how every facet of language is exploited for humour. When a word has multiple meanings or sounds like another is the basis for puns (A boiled egg is hard to beat). The word-building rules are used for clever compounds, smart blends and catchy phrases as in 'circulated by word of mouse'.
“Phrasal verbs” are two word verbs with meaning beyond the individual words. Generally a verb and a preposition, meanings can vary even when the verb is the same.
Better Vocabulary in 30 Minutes a Day offers a comprehensive method for adding a more impressive list of words to your everyday speech and how to use them effortlessly and accurately. Besides giving definitions, this invaluable guide provides roots, stems, and elements of words so that you can increase your vocabulary with thousands of new words. Sprinkled throughout the book are fascinating stories about words and origins.
English Historical Linguistics 2008: Selected papers from the fifteenth International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL 15), Munich, 24-30 August 2008, Volume II: Words, texts and genres
The book should appeal to scholars interested in English etymology, the history of semantic fields and of word-formation, as well as in historical text linguistics, politeness strategies and standardization. It provides not only theoretical considerations but also a wealth of case studies.
Total Reading is the most comprehensive guide for reading available! This 352 page workbook, specifically designed for children in kindergarten, provides the help they need to succeed in all aspects of reading, including consonant and vowel sounds, sequencing, rhyming words, matching words and pictures, and opposites. Total Reading also features a complete answer key and easy-to-follow directions, as well as stickers, sequencing cards, and a poster for added learning and fun.
