The Language of Sailing
1st Edition
Published on 24. October 2018
376 pages
978-1-135-96558-7 (ISBN)
Description
There have been many dictionaries explaining to laymen the technical terms of sailing. None of them, until now, has systematically set out to explore their etymology and evolution. The Language of Sailing demonstrates that many of the American and British words in question are derived-- often in complex and controversial ways--from other languages, mainly European. The diction of the sea, in fact, is a huge and hybrid skein, much of it traceable as far back as Sanskrit. It reveals that seafaring knitted Europeans together, sometimes in conflict and rivalry, often also in comradeship, when sailing crews could be as multinational as today's international conglomerates. The Language of Sailing is not intended simply for the entertainment of sailors and scholars. Anyone interested in the literature of the sea will find here an unusual and suggestive resource.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
52,10 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-96558-7 (9781135965587)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Richard Mayne
The Language of Sailing
Book
06/2000
1st Edition
Routledge
€215.41
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Person
Richard Mayne
Content
General Editors Preface, Abbrievations, Introduction, Listings A-Z, Bibliography
