Discovering Words in the Kitchen
1st Edition
Published on 20. January 2013
96 pages
978-0-7478-1310-1 (ISBN)
Description
Throughout history the English language has reflected social changes, trade routes, and waves of fashion.
This book examines the histories of the names of foods, ingredients, utensils, drinks, cooking methods, and dishes to show how the vocabulary of English has reflected the ways speakers of the language have interacted with their tastes, their environment and other cultures.
Approximately 250 words that have entered English language over the past fifteen hundred years are examined, ranging from Old English adoptions from Latin via French, to U.S. adoptions from Chinese.
Changes of spelling and meaning and disagreements about the history of the words are discussed, supported by references within the text to authoritative food historians and dictionary writers.
This book examines the histories of the names of foods, ingredients, utensils, drinks, cooking methods, and dishes to show how the vocabulary of English has reflected the ways speakers of the language have interacted with their tastes, their environment and other cultures.
Approximately 250 words that have entered English language over the past fifteen hundred years are examined, ranging from Old English adoptions from Latin via French, to U.S. adoptions from Chinese.
Changes of spelling and meaning and disagreements about the history of the words are discussed, supported by references within the text to authoritative food historians and dictionary writers.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
28 b/w
ISBN-13
978-0-7478-1310-1 (9780747813101)
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Julian Walker
Discovering Words in the Kitchen
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05/2010
Shire Publications
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Julian Walker is an artist and writer, the author of Discovering Words; he leads art and language workshops for schools, museums and other organisations, including the British Library, where he specialises in the English language and the history of books.
