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Dictionary of trade name origins / Adrian Room.
1982
M 10 ROO.D
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Title
Dictionary of trade name origins / Adrian Room.
Author
Room, Adrian, author.
Description
217 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN
0710008392
9780710008398
9780710201744
9780844209043
9780710008398
9780710201744
9780844209043
Alternate Call Number
M 10 ROO.D
Summary
"This illustrated dictionary gives the stories behind over 700 everyday trade names, some of them internationally famous, from home medicines to everyday foods and drinks, and from High Street stores and shops to makes and models of cars, trucks and aircraft. An introduction explains how trade names are devised, and examines the linguistic and legal pitfalls of the process. Appendices consider special aspects of trade names creation."--Jacket.
Note
"Reprinted with corrections 1982, 1983."
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction
Arrangement of the entries
Dictionary
Appendix I. Letters and suffixes
Appendix II. Computer-devised names
Appendix III. Unexplained names.
Arrangement of the entries
Dictionary
Appendix I. Letters and suffixes
Appendix II. Computer-devised names
Appendix III. Unexplained names.
Series
Published
London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1982.
Language
English
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