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Lost in translation : an illustrated compendium of untranslatable words from around the world / Ella Frances Sanders
データ種別 | 図書 |
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版 | First edition |
出版情報 | Berkeley, California : Ten Speed Press , [2014] |
大きさ | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 18 x 20 cm |
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巻 次 | 配架場所 | 請求記号 | 登録番号 | 状 態 | コメント | ISBN | 刷 年 | 予約 |
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紀尾井町 | 804/Sa62 | 5516002730 |
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9781607747109 |
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一般注記 | Summary: "An artistic collection of 50 drawings featuring unique, funny, and poignant foreign words that have no direct translation into English. Did you know that the Japanese have a word to express the way sunlight filters through the leaves of trees? Or that there's a Swedish word to describe the reflection of the moon across the water? The nuanced beauty of language is even more interesting and relevant in our highly communicative, globalized modern world. Lost in Translation brings this wonder to life with 50 ink illustrations featuring the foreign word, the language of origin, and a pithy definition. The words and definitions range from the lovely, such as goya, the Urdu word to describe the transporting suspension of belief that can occur in good storytelling, to the funny, like the Hawaiian pana po'o, which describes the act of scratching your head to remember something you've forgotten. Each beautiful, simple illustration adds just the right amount of visual intrigue to anchor the words and their me Summary: "An artistic collection of 52 drawings featuring unique, funny, and poignant foreign words that have no direct translation into English"-- Provided by publisher |
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著者標目 | *Sanders, Ella Frances |
件 名 | LCSH:Language and languages -- Foreign elements
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LCSH:Translating and interpreting LCSH:Picture-writing LCSH:Visual communication LCSH:Semiotics LCSH:Iconicity (Linguistics) FREE:LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General. bisacsh FREE:ART / Popular Culture. bisacsh FREE:ART / Individual Artists / General. bisacsh |
分 類 | LCC:P324 DC23:410 |
書誌ID | 2000147307 |
ISBN | 9781607747109 (hardback) |
NCID | GB7621156X |
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