Susie in CA Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Hi Does anyone know of fun resources about the history of language and/or words. We are looking for fun things to read or watch or do. Nothing serious. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks, Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 I haven't used this, but I have like other things by her. :) http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/id143.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 I am thinking about doing this next year too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 "In a Word," a book for kids about word origins, is available from the Cricket magazine group: http://www.cricketmag.com My daughter is in 8th grade, so this might be too old for your child, but I got a copy of Stephen Fry's "Fry's Delight," about puns and word play. There are a lot of books in the typical bookstore about the origins of various phrases: a bird in the hand, etc. We also ran across a book called "The Word Museum" by Jeffrey Kacirk. This is about words that are no longer in use -- they are fascinating. For years my daughter's favorite word was "croodle," which means to hug and snuggle like a mother animal cuddles her babies. A recent acquisition is "In Other Words" by Christopher Moore, which is about words other languages have for concepts that we don't -- that we need whole sentences to explain. Some are hilarious. Both these two books are good for short sessions of browsing. They're written at an advanced level but they are short and meant for entertainment, not "instruction" or historical knowledge necessarily. There's also a game I found used (I think it's being discontinued) called "Bethump'd by Words," which is a board game about word origins. We enjoyed this a lot and it might be worth hunting around for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Bethump'd by Words....can't find the original :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gander Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/history/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 (edited) Try http://www.bethumpd.com They are still advertising a close-out sale. Edited February 10, 2010 by Guest url error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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