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Book of Babel: Words & the Way We See Things
Book of Babel Words the Way We See Things
Author: Nigel Lewis
This extended essay-lexicon celebrates the creative confusion of the world's languages as they interact in overheard "echoic" words, muddled popular etymologies, & the misunderstandings among cultures. This book examines the amazing & amusing "category mistakes" of metaphor. Why are whitecapped waves "white horses" in English, "sheep" in French,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780756790189
ISBN-10: 0756790182
Publication Date: 1/1/1994
Pages: 310
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Publisher: Diane Pub Co
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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