John Ayto – лучшие книги

Have a butcher's at the most authoritative' dictionary of modern slang. Drawing on the resources of the Oxford English Dictionary, it features slang words and expressions from throughout the English-speaking world, from the British beer goggles to the Australian giggle-house. It is a stonking good read for all word lovers and English students.

- Over 6,000 slang words and phrases.
- Full information for each entry: definitions, origins, and the date of the term's first use in print.
- Packed with thousands of illustrative quotations from famous names including John Lennon and Woody Allen.
- Includes a comprehensive thematic index, arranged alphabetically by subject matter.

The Encyclopedia of Surnames is not just another dictionary! With entertaining coverage of more than 7,000 surnames listed alphabetically, it provides a complete and accessible companion to tracing the history of names.
Written by John Ayto, a respected lexicographer and author of titles such as Word Origins, the Encyclopedia of Surnames is the ideal gift or research tool for historians, journalists, genealogists, researchers and anyone interested in tracing their family history.
Broad coverage includes supplementary features on famous surnames, surnames of fictional characters, pseudonyms and names from abroad which are popular in the UK, including Celtic names.

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable is one of the world's best-loved reference books. First published in 1870, this treasury of 'words that have a story to tell' has established itself as one of the great reference classics-the first

- Highly readable. Lively and informed collection of rhyming slang. - Arranged in 27 topics, including clothing, food and drink, sex, animals, and illness, to provide a coherent picture of the development and range of rhyming slang as applied to all areas of life. - Charts the 150 year history of rhyming slang from its origins in 19th century cockney rhyming slang to modern popney rhyming slang. - Full of exquisite detail and hundreds of illustrative examples complete with informed commentary. - Written by a highly regarded linguistic, author of the popular Oxford Dictionary of Slang and Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang.
A lively, authoritative, and up-to-date look at the world of rhyming slang, from its origins in London's 19th-century underworld to the buzzwords of 21st-century popney. Arranged by topic, including Crime, Food and Drink, Illness, Money, Sex, and Sport, this highly readable collection is at once an informative source to the story behind some of our most lively expressions and a browser's delight.

Формат: 13 см x 19,5 см.

Here, John Ayto has brought together over 10,000 slang words and phrases common to 20th-century English, to provide a comprehensive and highly engaging guide to the most outspoken corner of our language. Unlike most such dictionaries, this volume is organized thematically, with slang words gathered under such headings as "the body and its functions" or "sustenance and intoxication." Within each section, the words are listed chronologically, starting with the century's earliest words and phrases and progressing right through to the present day, thus illuminating the development of slang and colloquial language over the last hundred years. Word origins and other interesting features of usage are given wherever possible, as are illustrative quotations from a wide range of authors. A comprehensive A-Z index lists all words included in the dictionary, so you can find a particular word quickly. From "five-finger discount" to "forty-rod whiskey," this is an authoritative and up-to-date record of slang throughout the English-speaking world.

We are not tree to speak. Taboos regulate what we can talk about and what words we can use. In our discussions of scores of aspects of human life, from urination to defecation, through sacking an employee to killing people, we use soft or respectable vocabulary to disguise a reality that we would rather not face up to.
In this revised edition, John Ayto looks at these forbidden areas and traces the interrelated network of euphemisms we use to cope with them. The result is both entertaining and enlightening.

Данный словарь - переиздание Словаря новых слов английского языка, выпущенного в 1989 г. издательством Лонгман (Великобритания). Словарь содержит свыше 1200 слов английского языка, вошедших в употребление в 80-х годах. Даны их толкования и большой иллюстративный материал, состоящий из цитат, взятых из современной прессы англо-язычных стран. Предназначается для специалистов в области английского языка, переводчиков и журналистов.