{"product_id":"semantic-antics-how-and-why-words-change-meaning","title":"Semantic Antics: How and Why Words Change Meaning","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSemantic Antics: How and Why Words Change Meaning\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eSol Steinmetz\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780375426124\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eRandom House Reference\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2008\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e288\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eA fun, new approach to examining etymology Many common English words started out with an entirely different meaning than the one we know today. For example: The word adamant came into English around 855 B.C. as a synonym for 'diamond, ' very different from today's meaning of the word: utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion. Before the year 1200, the word silly meant blessed, and was derived from Old English saelig, meaning happy. This word went through several incarnations before adopting today's meaning: stupid or foolish. In Semantic Antics, lexicographer Sol Steinmetz takes readers on an in-depth, fascinating journey to learn how hundreds of words have evolved from their first meaning to the meanings used today.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Random House Reference","offers":[{"title":"Semantic Antics: How and Why Words Change Meaning | Sol Steinmetz | Hardcover | 9780375426124 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks A 1777035","offer_id":49765587681432,"sku":"1777035","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/41yAwYt2Y3L.jpg?v=1787969985","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/semantic-antics-how-and-why-words-change-meaning","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}