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A word about words

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Why is there almost no letter "F" in A. Pushkin's drama "Boris Godunov"? Does the word "snow" exist in the Eskimo language? What do grammar and geometry have in common? L. Uspensky's book about the Russian language was first published in 1954 and since then has been a favorite of many generations of readers. The author in an easy and accessible form tells about the etymology and meanings of words, the structure and connection of language with culture and history, the change of words in time (archaisms) and space (dialectisms). Along with the writer-philologist, the reader becomes a full-fledged researcher of native speech, making a fascinating journey into the world of linguistics, language paradoxes and riddles. Essays by L. Uspensky will be useful not only to linguists, philologists and linguists, but also to everyone who is not indifferent to the beauty of the Russian language, wants to expand his horizons and demonstrate erudition.
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