与语言的约会：一天一篇有趣的故事 A Date with Language：Fascinating Facts, Events and Stories for Every Day of the Year

基本信息

Format:Hardback 400 pages

Publisher:Bodleian Library

Imprint:Bodleian Library

ISBN:9781851246113

Published:12 Oct 2023

Weight:692g

Dimensions:240 x 160 x 34 (mm)

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

收集了 366 个关于语言的事实，让一年中的每一天都充满活力。

戴维-克里斯托在这本独具匠心、内容丰富的 366 个关于语言的故事、事件和事实的合集中，精选了文学和语言作家、诗人以及全球机构的真知灼见，以及语言爱好者的奇思妙想，让一年中的每一天都充满活力。书中逐日展示了非凡、怪异和奇妙的语言创造，涵盖了从 "摩斯密码日 "和 "像威廉-夏特纳一样说话日 "等节日到用于抓捕连环杀手的法医语音学等各个方面。本书涵盖了许多不同时代和文化的作家，包括威廉-莎士比亚、奥斯卡-王尔德、托尼-莫里森、R. K. 纳拉扬、沃尔-索因卡等。

有些学习日侧重于发音、正字法、语法或词汇。还有一些活动日侧重于语言在科学、政治、广播、出版、艺术和互联网中的应用方式。有些纪念日肯定语言研究的成就，如在语言教学、语言治疗、聋人教育和法医学方面，以及从简陋的铅笔到数字软件的技术进步。还有一些纪念日是为了庆祝个别语言，包括那些在小型语言社区中使用的语言。

本书是对创造力和变革的赞美，将激励读者每天与语言约会。

A collection of 366 facts about language to enliven each day of the year.

In this ingenious and diverse collection of 366 stories, events, and facts about language, David Crystal presents a selection of insights from literary and linguistic writers, poets, and global institutions, together with the weird and wonderful creations of language enthusiasts to enliven each day of the year. This day-by-day treatment illustrates the extraordinary, the weird, and the wonderful creations of language, covering everything from holidays like “Morse Code Day” and “Talk Like William Shatner Day” to the forensic phonetics used to catch serial killers. The book covers writers from many different eras and cultures, including William Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Toni Morrison, R. K. Narayan, Wole Soyinka, and many more.

Some days focus on pronunciation, orthography, grammar, or vocabulary. Others focus on the way language is used in science,politics, broadcasting, publishing, the arts, and the Internet. Some days acknowledge the achievements of language study, such as in language teaching, speech therapy, deaf education, and forensic science, as well as technological progress, from the humble pencil to digital software. Several days celebrate individual languages, including those spoken in small language communities.

A celebration of creativity and change, this book will inspire readers to make a daily date with language.

作者简介

大卫-克里斯托（David Crystal）是一位语言作家、编辑、讲师和广播员。他是班戈大学语言学名誉教授。他的著作包括《剑桥语言百科全书》（The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language），以及为 Bodleian 图书馆撰写的两部英语词汇历史研究著作《我们不觉得有趣》（We Are Not Amused）和《这就是汤票》（That's the Ticket for Soup）。

David Crystal is a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster on language. He is honorary professor of linguistics at Bangor University. His many books include The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language and two historical explorations of English vocabulary for the Bodleian Library, We Are Not Amused and That’s the Ticket for Soup.