Alphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story
Autor Michael Rosenen Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 apr 2014
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781848548886
ISBN-10: 1848548885
Pagini: 448
Ilustrații: illustrations
Dimensiuni: 131 x 197 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: John Murray Press
Colecția John Murray
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1848548885
Pagini: 448
Ilustrații: illustrations
Dimensiuni: 131 x 197 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: John Murray Press
Colecția John Murray
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Descriere
The surprising story of our 26 letters. Million-selling author and Radio 4 language expert, Michael Rosen takes readers on an unforgettable adventure starting with the mysterious Phoenicians and how sounds first came to be written down, via minding your Ps and Qs, why X marks the spot, the strange story of OK, and 5 lost letters, and more. 'Substantial and engaging' "Guardian".
Recenzii
[Michael Rosen's] beguiling journey through the alphabet will entrance anyone interested in the quirks of language and its history . . . Rosen has written a charming and thought-provoking book about what written language represents, how we use it, and the joys and mysteries therein. His humor and obvious love for his subject are winning elements
Enjoyable history of the alphabet
Substantial and engaging
Forget party crackers - when you settle down to the turkey and trimmings this year simply make sure you have this book to hand. There's even a chapter devoted to family friendly alphabet games: perfect for playing after the Queen's been on. That letters can and should be fun, not just functional, is one of the main messages of this book
The perfect book for anyone who relishes the intricacies of language and letters . . . [Rosen] reveals a gift for seamlessly meshing hard information, personal anecdote, jokes and puzzles with educational, cultural and linguistic questions and wry, pointed, observations . . . There are delights in this book for all ages
[Michael Rosen] gives each letter a neat CV . . . enjoyable
Enjoyable history of the alphabet
Substantial and engaging
Forget party crackers - when you settle down to the turkey and trimmings this year simply make sure you have this book to hand. There's even a chapter devoted to family friendly alphabet games: perfect for playing after the Queen's been on. That letters can and should be fun, not just functional, is one of the main messages of this book
The perfect book for anyone who relishes the intricacies of language and letters . . . [Rosen] reveals a gift for seamlessly meshing hard information, personal anecdote, jokes and puzzles with educational, cultural and linguistic questions and wry, pointed, observations . . . There are delights in this book for all ages
[Michael Rosen] gives each letter a neat CV . . . enjoyable
Notă biografică
Michael Rosen was born in 1946 in North London and read English at Oxford. He is a former Children's Laureate and is the bestselling author of We're Going on a Bear Hunt, which won the Smarties Best Book of the Year Award, and many other books. He presents Word of Mouth on BBC Radio 4. This is the book he has always wanted to write.