Conhecimento Comum

Nome de batismo: Claiborne, Robert Watson, Jr.
Data de nascimento: 1919-05-15
Data de falecimento: 1990-02-03
Sexo: male
Nacionalidade: USA
Local de nascimento: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Local de falecimento: Manhattan, New York, USA
Educação: New York University
Ocupação: musician
writer
editor
folk singer
labor organizer
Relacionamentos: Claiborne, Sybil (wife)
Organizações: National Writers Union
Scientific American
Pequena biografia: During his first career, Claiborne performed with such singers as Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly.

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Roots of English, The

handbook of word origins

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SrMaryLea | 1 outra resenha | Aug 22, 2023 |

Our Marvelous Native Tongue de Robert Claiborne

Great book on English language history.

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kslade | Dec 8, 2022 |

The Roots of English: A Reader's Handbook of Word… de Robert Claiborne

I’ve been having a fascination with language lately, and this sure was an interesting read. A lot of words that came from the same root - such as unite and unicorn - were related words whose relation didn’t even cross my mind, and I LOVE those situations where I learn something new. I did give this a 4 out of 5 stars because there were some words where he just gave the modern English word that we got from the root (most of the other roots had quite a bit more detail).

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historybookreads | 1 outra resenha | Jul 26, 2021 |

The birth of writing de Robert Claiborne

A history of writing from the earliest picture drawings of early man to the spread of the alphabet by the Phoenicians and ending with a photoessay of calligraphy from Japan to medieval Europe. While an older book it was quite interesting because of the lavish use of photos and drawings. The author doesn't assume that he has the last word on the development of writing and hints that new discoveries may change some of our ideas. I would like to find a good article or short book that does update his information but this book was worth the time I spent because of the illustrations alone.… (mais)

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hailelib | Jun 28, 2009 |

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