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O palavrão é parte viva da língua brasileira: divertido, explosivo, às vezes ofensivo, mas sempre carregado de força e significado. Este dicionário reúne, de forma inédita, os principais palavrões usados no Brasil, explorando suas origens, sentidos, contextos e até mesmo a intensidade de cada um através da inovadora Escala Fascinare. Mais do que um simples compilado de termos, esta obra é um mergulho na criatividade popular, no humor e na irreverência que fazem parte do nosso jeito de falar.

From the history of the English language's arrival in the United States to the spread of Arabic across North Africa and the enduring legacy of the Latin language, Immigrant Tongues explores the journeys of tongues across continents. With a style that balances entertainment and depth, this...

Bloomsbury presents Greek To Us: The Fascinating Ancient Greek That Shapes Our World, written and read by John Davie Ancient Greek lives on in our culture in surprising ways. Sometimes funny - the word for an actor, hupokrites, gives us ‘hypocrite’; sometimes beautiful - an astronaut is...

UNLOCK THE BEAUTY OF THE IRISH LANGUAGE WITH EASE! In The Gaeilge Guide, Mollie Guidera - Ireland's leading online Irish teacher and creator of the hit platform 'Irish with Mollie' - brings her joyful, down-to-earth approach to the page in a book guaranteed to spark your connection to the Irish...

Bloomsbury presents Jane Austen in 50 Words by Maria Frawley read by Elaine Claxton What does Jane Austen mean when she writes approvingly of a character's 'gentility' and ‘delicacy’, or critically of another's 'indolence' and 'impertinence’? What are her characters doing when they take...

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Word Freak, a vibrant, illuminating journey through the exotic world of Merriam-Webster, dictionaries, and language, at a time of rapid-fire change in the way we create, consume, define, and use words Words are the currency of culture—and never...

ENTANGLED TONGUES: A Short History of the English Language or The Influence of French on English The French point of view: “La langue anglaise n’existe pas. C’est du français mal prononcé.” (“The English language doesn’t exist. It is badly pronounced French.”) Georges Clemenceau...

Whatever you need, Susie Dent has a word for it. Do you know the name for someone who loves reading in bed, or what a binfluencer does? How about the medieval invention of Lubberland as a place for lazy teenagers, or the story of Mayday as a request for help? Lexicographer extraordinaire and...

Bloomsbury presents The Last Word, written and read by Ben Macintyre 'A sprinkling of delightful nuggets about the uses and abuses of the English Language' Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year '[There are] myriad delights in Ben Macintyre's musings on language' The Times, Books of the Year...

Welcome to the latest word on atrocious English, from wierd – er, weird – spelling to idiotomatic expressions to modest proposals for change, wherein we tackle such pressing contemporary English language issues.

Martha Barnette has spent two decades as the co-host of A Way with Words, lauded by Mary Norris in The New Yorker as “a virtual treasure house” and “‘Car Talk’ for Lexiphiles.” Over that time, she’s developed a keen sense of what fascinates people about language. They are curious about etymology and revel in slang, are surprised by regional vocabulary and celebrate linguistic diversity. Idioms both puzzle and delight word lovers, and they are eager to share family neologisms and that weird phrase Grandma always used to say.

A skillfully updated edition of The F-Word which renders a comprehensive portrait of English's most notorious and colorful word.

In Ass: A Linguistic Journey, we dive cheeks-first into the absurd, hilarious, and surprisingly enlightening history of English’s most versatile monosyllable. From its humble beginnings in Old English and Latin livestock to its modern glory as internet slang, ass has kicked, kissed, busted, dragged, and memed its way into every corner of the language.

Brought to you by Penguin. From the rise of leetspeak and words such as “unalive” to the trend of adding “-core” to different influencer aesthetics, the internet has ushered in an unprecedented linguistic upheaval. We’re entering an entirely new era of etymology, heralded by the...

Bitch is a bitch of a word. It used to be a straightforward insult, but today—after so many variations and efforts to reject or reclaim the word—it's not always entirely clear what it means. Bitch is a chameleon. There are good bitches and bad bitches; sexy bitches and psycho bitches; boss bitches and even perfect bitches. This eye-opening deep-dive account takes us on a journey spanning a millennium, from its humble beginnings as a word for a female dog through to its myriad meanings today, proving that sometimes you can teach an old dog new tricks.

MERAKI: (Greek. n) The love, creativity, and passion you put into something; the act of leaving a piece of yourself in your work. Have you ever felt an emotion so profound, so unique, that you couldn't find the words to describe it? Meraki explores the breathtaking beauty of language, offering a captivating collection of over 100 words from around the globe – words that capture feelings you've experienced but never knew how to name. This exquisite book is a linguistic journey for the soul.

With his trademark humor and flair, bestselling linguist John McWhorter busts the myths and shares the history of the most controversial language topic of our times: pronouns The nature of language is to shift and evolve—but every so often, a new usage creates a whole lot of consternation...

Na ponta da língua não busca ser um mero guia de etimologia. Mais do que ensinar ao leitor a origem das palavras, Caetano W. Galindo — autor de Latim em pó, êxito de crítica e público — nos dá as ferramentas para que possamos, também, ser investigadores do nosso português. Tendo o...

El amor por las palabras continúa... Después del éxito de La fascinante historia de las palabras, llega Palabras fabulosas. Una recopilación con más de 500 nuevas entradas, analizadas con la calma del silólogo, la curiosidad silenciosa del lexicógrafo y la intención pedagógica que nace...

Las palabras viajan a través del tiempo y de las culturas, siempre yendo de libro en libro y de boca en boca. Y en ese viaje eterno, algunas sobreviven y otras fallece; entre las que conocemos y las que ignoramos, entre las que están desgastadas por su uso continuo y las que se encuentran...