Why Is This a Question?
Everything About the Origins and Oddities of Language You Never Thought to Ask
$26.93
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
18 January 2023
Summary
A fascinating exploration of the nuts and bolts of human language.
Why don’t eleven and twelve end in –teen? The rest of our counting system sits in neatly arithmetical sets of ten, so why do these two rulebreakers seem so at odds to the numbers that follow them?
Admittedly, that’s probably a question you’ve never thought to ask. But if you’re even remotely interested in the origins and oddities of language, it’s likely also a question you’re…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783966646 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1783966645 |
| Author: | Paul Anthony Jones |
| Publisher: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Imprint: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 18 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 442g |
| Dimensions: | 35mm x 144mm x 224mm |
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Critics Review
’As entertaining as it is engrossing’ John Banville
’Enlightening, delightful’ Arthur der Weduwen, author of The Library
‘Every page will make you stop, think and wonder.’ James Hawes, author of The Shortest History of England
‘Enthralling, with a riveting “who knew?” moment on nearly every page.’ Caroline Taggart, author of Humble Pie and Cold Turkey
‘Deft, informative, and packed with fascinating morsels’ Lev Parikian, author of Light Rains Sometimes Fall
‘[Paul Anthony Jones is] a first-rate collector of linguistic curios’ Times Literary Supplement
Paul Anthony Jones
Paul Anthony Jones is a linguistic phenomenon. He runs the popular @HaggardHawks Twitter feed, blog, and YouTube channel, sharing daily word facts with thousands of engaged followers.
His books include:
- Word Drops: A Sprinkling of Linguistic Curiosities (E&T, 2015)
- The Accidental Dictionary (E&T, 2016)
- The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities (E&T, 2017)
- Around the World in 80 Words (E&T, 2018)
He has also authored several other books on trivia and language. Paul appears regularly in the media and has contributed to the Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries online. Additionally, he is a piano teacher and musician, and resides in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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