Look to the root! What words grow from, or How a camel turned into an elephant, and a bouquet became a forest?
What lies behind "golden" and "Chinese apples"? What connects a squirrel... and a birch, and how is this related to lamb's-quarters and a swan? How is an oak related to an overcoat, and a dandelion to a pillow? Why is a chamomile romantic when its divination function is irrelevant? What is a cereal and why is "lush nature" considered luxurious? Why was a camel once an elephant?
A detective book, a riddle book, helping to find answers to all questions about the nature of the Russian language and immersing readers into a world of words that will never appear unambiguous again!
5 reasons to read the book:
• unique knowledge about language from a blog author read by over 40,000 people;
• amusing original sketches;
• incredible facts about well-known natural words;
• a linguistic investigation that will reveal how the Russian language grew;
• all conclusions supported by scientific research.
Author: Светлана Скучилина
Printhouse: AST
Series: Cultural Matrix
Age restrictions: 12+
Year of publication: 2026
ISBN: 9785171790271
Number of pages: 320
Size: 220х150х20 mm
Cover type: hard
Weight: 420 g
ID: 1731894
from € 38.94
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