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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... translation into the vernacular . Although pedestrian and not without error , the translation provides a fascinating linguistic record of the Kentish dialect at that time : Dis boc is ywrite Vor Englisse men thet hi wyte How he ssolde ...
... translation into the vernacular . Although pedestrian and not without error , the translation provides a fascinating linguistic record of the Kentish dialect at that time : Dis boc is ywrite Vor Englisse men thet hi wyte How he ssolde ...
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... TRANSLATIONS OF THE BIBLE INTO ENGLISH APPEAR ...... In 405 St Jerome completed a new translation of the Bible into Latin . Known as the Vulgate ( from Latin vulgatus , ' made ordinary or common ' ) , this was the only text available to ...
... TRANSLATIONS OF THE BIBLE INTO ENGLISH APPEAR ...... In 405 St Jerome completed a new translation of the Bible into Latin . Known as the Vulgate ( from Latin vulgatus , ' made ordinary or common ' ) , this was the only text available to ...
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... translation of Genesis 3 : 7 which says that Adam and Eve , suddenly conscious of their nakedness , sewed figge tree leaues together , and made themselues breeches . ( The Wycliffe translations had also used the same word : They soweden ...
... translation of Genesis 3 : 7 which says that Adam and Eve , suddenly conscious of their nakedness , sewed figge tree leaues together , and made themselues breeches . ( The Wycliffe translations had also used the same word : They soweden ...
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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 |
Common terms and phrases
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