Studies in Words

Studies in Words (Canto)

Author: C. S. Lewis
Length: 349
Edition: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition

Description of Studies in Words:

The connotations of words drawn from usage in English literature are studied to recover lost meanings and analyze function in this classic study of verbal communication by an authoritative analyst of the English language.

Information on Studies in Words from the publisher:

The connotations of words drawn from usage in English literature are studied to recover lost meanings and analyze function in this classic study of verbal communication by an authoritative analyst of the English language.

Description of C. S. Lewis, author of Studies in Words:

C.S. Lewis Studies in Words explores this fascination by taking a series of words and teasing out their connotations using examples from a vast range of English literature, recovering lost meanings and analysing their functions. It doubles as an absorbing and entertaing study of verbal communication, its pleasures and problems. The issues revealed are essential to all who read and communicate thoughtfully, and are handled here by a masterful exponent and analyst of the English Language.