A STUDY OF FIFTEEN LESS KNOWN ENGLISH PHRASES
LUMEN – Copyright © 2010 – Colecția DIMENSIUNI CULTURALE
FORMAT: Tipărit PAGINI: 86 LIMBA: Engleza
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Descriere:
Aceasta carte are ca principal scop nu numai oferirea unor povestiri scurte (adevarate si false) cititorului, despre cincisprezece din cele mai putin cunoscute fraze de engleza, ci isi propune de asemenea, discutarea lor de utilizare, sinonime posibile, si traduceri in limba romana, in scopul de a oferi o imagine completa al frazelor in discutie. Cartea poate fi utila pentru traducatori si de lingvisti si de asemenea, pentru profesori si studenti de limba engleza care doresc sa extinda cunostintele lor in limba engleza. (Autoarea)
Domenii de interes:
- studii literare
- traduceri engleza-romana
- lingvistica
CUPRINS
REFERENCE (pp. 5-8)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (pp. 9-12)
CHAPTER I (pp. 13-20) – Introduction
Pleading in favour of a history of words and not only; Key-terms and concepts: etymythology, etymology.
CHAPTER II (pp. 21-78) – Analysis of the fifteen chosen phrases
Apple-pie order; At sixes and sevens; Back to square one; Between the devil and the deep blue sea; Bob’s your uncle; Brass monkey weather; Break a leg; Call a spade a spade; Grass widow; Mind your P’s and Q’s; Moot point; Off one’s own bat; The bee’s knees; The real McCoy; The whole nine yards;
CHAPTER III (pp. 79-80) – Conclusions
CHAPTER IV (pp. 81-84) – Bibliography
