Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins.
John Ayto
$29.95 AUD
- ISBN:
- 9780192733740
- Published:
- 14 May 2013
- Availability:
- 449
- Series:
- UK bestselling dictionaries
A fun and informative dictionary on the origins of words. The Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins is the only dictionary of word origins for schools, featuring histories of many thousands of words. Key features include:
• An engaging, funny, and absorbing history of thousands of words and phrases used in everyday language
• Perfect for additional language support in primary and secondary
school
• Entries on especially curious, 'yucky', and 'mind-boggling' words
• A full thematic section on words from the worlds of food, fashion, dinosaur names, invented and onomatopoeic words and much
more
• Written by top word expert John Ayto
• Online support with downloadable games, puzzles, and activities
• For children ages 10+ and in Years 6 & 7
John Ayto
"This is an excellent book. As an educator I cannot stress enough the importance of knowing derivations. It is well known that people give up study if they go past a misunderstood word. Clearing the word enables the person to continue understanding the text, and clearing the origin/derivation of the word help the person retain the definition as knowledge."