Funny Thing About Names

Name: Funny Thing About Names
Brand: iUniverse
SKU: 9780595346820
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An Entertaining Look at Naming in America

Autor: Jim Wegryn

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Väzba: Brožovaná

Vydavateľ: iUniverse

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"A town called Hell, which freezes over. A mollusk raised to college mascot. A brand of bubble gum n...

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Autor

Jim Wegryn

Jazyk

Angličtina

Väzba

Kniha - Brožovaná

Vydalo

2005

Stránok

168

EAN

9780595346820

ISBN

9780595346820

Enbook ID

07361379

Vydavateľ

iUniverse

Hmotnosť

266

Rozmery

152 x 230 x 16

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"A town called Hell, which freezes over. A mollusk raised to college mascot. A brand of bubble gum named for a musical instrument. Wegryn visits all these examples and more in his humorous investigation of naming practices. For a popular overview of the field, Funny Thing About Names delivers its message with wit and style."-Christine De Vinne, American Name Society President. Ask yourself this...What is the most popular street name? Who was Benedict Arnold's infamous brother? What is the oldest sports team nickname? What famous university once was named Chatholepistemaid? Why did Boris Karloff change his name? Why didn't Arnold Schwarzenegger? Funny Thing About Names answers these questions and many more as it delves into the wide world of names. Bases upon ten years of research, this amusing account examines how and why we label people, places and businesses in America. It will delight the trivia buff, intrigue the reader interested in onomastics (the study of names), and put a smile on both.

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