The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of EnglishKyle Cathie, 1999 - 269 pages "Throughout history, events great and small have left their mark on the way we speak. Starting from 1066 and working through to the modern-day green movement, with a nod towards the invention of playing cards, the California Gold Rush and the first recorded blizzard along the way, The Chronology of Words and Phrases links hundreds of words and phrases with the historical upheavals and minor social changes which gave them life. A words book for historians and a history book for wordsmiths, it will have pride of place in any book lover's collection." --Book Jacket. |
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... medieval education . The notion of an educational step is also reflected in the word graduate . From Latin gradus , ' a step ' , came the medieval Latin verb graduāre , ' to admit to a university degree ' , whose past participle ...
... medieval education . The notion of an educational step is also reflected in the word graduate . From Latin gradus , ' a step ' , came the medieval Latin verb graduāre , ' to admit to a university degree ' , whose past participle ...
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... Medieval towns were fortified , encircled by sturdy walls . Inside , space was limited and the houses , particularly of the poor , were huddled together , their upper storeys overhanging the alleyways that separated them . The houses ...
... Medieval towns were fortified , encircled by sturdy walls . Inside , space was limited and the houses , particularly of the poor , were huddled together , their upper storeys overhanging the alleyways that separated them . The houses ...
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... medieval maps drawn by Christian monks showed the earth as a simple circle with Jerusalem at its centre , Asia above , Europe to the left below and Africa to the right . A depiction of this kind was known in medieval Latin as a mappa ...
... medieval maps drawn by Christian monks showed the earth as a simple circle with Jerusalem at its centre , Asia above , Europe to the left below and Africa to the right . A depiction of this kind was known in medieval Latin as a mappa ...
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The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of English Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell No preview available - 2001 |
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