{"product_id":"9781851246519","title":"Bookish Words \u0026 their Surprising Stories","description":"Author: David Crystal\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781851246519\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bodleian Library Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Apr 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 176\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world of books has played a striking role in the history of English vocabulary. \u003ci\u003eBook \u003c\/i\u003eitself is one of the oldest words in the language, originating from \u003ci\u003eboc \u003c\/i\u003ein Old English, and appears in many commonly used expressions today  by the book, bring to book and bookworm  to name a few. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the arrival of printing, typesetting and the development of the newspaper industry came terminology that developed into commonly used phrases such as stop the press, front-page news and hit the headlines, and the emergence of the internet generated still more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology presents a selection of more than 100 words which show the influence of writing, reading and publishing books on our everyday vocabulary over the centuries, telling the stories behind their linguistic origins, and uncovering some surprising twists in the development of their meaning through time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46857124446366,"sku":"ADS-9781851246519","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781851246519.jpg?v=1779155283","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781851246519","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}