{"product_id":"a-word-for-all-seasons-david-crystal-9781851246779","title":"A Word for All Seasons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinguist David Crystal's absorbing journey through the origins of seasonal English words and phrases.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this dazzling linguistic journey, David Crystal guides readers through the fascinating history of English's seasonal vocabulary. Spring chicken, dog days, and Halloween are just a few of the over 100 words and phrases brought together here to show how the ways we speak about the changing seasons have become one of the most productive areas of the English lexicon. Exploring the origins of words associated with spring, summer, autumn, and winter--along with the very word \"season\" itself--Crystal shows how these turns of phrase have long been used creatively in such worlds as commerce, politics, and the arts, including idioms and extracts from poetry. Illuminating and intriguing, \u003ci\u003eA Word for All Seasons\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how the words and phrases we've long linked to specific times of our year have spread throughout the English language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Crystal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851246770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851246779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bodleian Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"David Crystal","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48997527486719,"sku":"9781851246779","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-word-for-all-seasons-david-crystal-9781851246779","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}