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The Meaning of Tingo: and Other Extraordinary Words from Around the World (Penguin Pockets)
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Product Description
Drawing on the collective wisdom of over 154 languages, this book is arranged by theme to help you compare attitudes all over the world to such subjects as food, the human body and the battle of the sexes. It also includes a discussion of how many Eskimo' terms there are for snow, and an array of information exploring the strange world of words.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #97305 in Books
- Published on: 2006-10-05
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
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Editorial Reviews
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At last we know those Eskimo words for snow and how the Dutch render the sound of Rice Krispies. Adam Jacot de Boinod has produced an absolutely delicious little book. (Stephen Fry, author of "Ode Less Traveled")
The Economist, 24 September 2005
'The Meaning of Tingo' may well prove to be the must-have British stocking-filler for 2005
The Times, 22 September 2005
...compulsively perusable
