Search Results: Language Studies from Riverwood's Books

NTC. Good+. 1999. First Edition. Softcover. 0844237086 . Cover has light wear and rubbing to edges and corners, light creasing. Interior clean. A few pages have some side creases and a few tiny edge tears seen. 296 pages. (325-noto) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

William Morrow. Very Good+. 1995. Fourth Printing. Softcover. 068810312X . Very nice condition, clean, no markings, light wear to corners, a little spotting bottom edge of pages. 417 pages. Bryson's "Informal History of the English Language in the United States" is, in a word, fascinating. After reading this tour de force, it's clear that a nation's language speaks volumes about its true character: you are what you speak. Bryson traces America's history through the language of the time, then goes on to discuss words culled from everyday activities: immigration, eating, shopping, advertising, going to the movies, and others. [548]; 8vo .

Clarkson N. Potter. Very Good. 1978. Softcover. 0517530813 . Light creasing to covers, a little corner curling, a few small stains outer edge of pages. Interior of pages are clean and unmarked. From the author: "Taken massively, Improper, Uncommon Nouns are dangerous to the health. Try one here, one there. If there are no disagreeable side effects, such as breaking out in a rash, taste again, but sparingly and at intervals. Otherwise you may become seriously ill." [792]; 4to 11" - 13" tall .