The Body: A Treasure Trove Of Meanings In English: Part Nine

How can The Body:  A Treasure Trove of Language help you?

Understanding how the body is represented figuratively and metaphorically in English-speaking world allows you to go beyond the superficial.  It helps you to get  more than just a glimpse of how different persons in different English-speaking cultures conceive and create their reality.   Instead of consulting a vast number of dictionaries and language books of expressions, finally, there is a set of books which contains the overwhelming majority, if not all, the different meanings of words, expressions and saying used to represent, metaphorically, different parts of the body.  (Part Seven: The Eye 2 ) 230+ pages 

Also, videos on  more general discussions on pronunciation, metaphoric English, idiomatic expressions, grammar, collegiate vocabulary, prefixes, roots, suffixes and more, go to carralaficklin.com.  At Carralaficklin.com you can also find video on Spanish, Spanish expressions, Spanish grammar, Spanish relationship with English and English relationship with Spanish and the other Latin-based languages.  There even is a discussion on verbs and the subjunctive mood in English versus Spanish.

How The Body:  A Treasure Trove of Language is structured:

          There are quite a few of books on body idioms; however, there is  no book on the market which is as complete as the one which you are now reading.  Most books normally give the expression and a one sentence explanation.  The Body:  A Treasure Trove of Language  gives the reader more, much more.  Not only are you presented with an explanation of what a particular word means both literally and metaphorically,  the different synonyms which are presented are subdivided into categories: standard, more stylized or formal, informal or idiomatic and slang.  Whenever possible, other expressions which are synonymous are also given.  The standard English in The Body:  A Treasure Trove of Language is American English.  Whenever an expression is NOT American English, it will be duly noted. 

With The Body:  A Treasure Trove of Language, you can finally begin to  make heads or tails (learn) of the metaphorical and cultural meanings of some of the most fundamental words and expressions of English.  You will find that many jokes, puns, double-entendres and riddles will no longer go over your head (be outside your realm of understanding).  As a result, talking heads will no longer be able to talk over your head.  At last you will have your feet firmly set on the path of comprehending and communicating in English, whether that be British, American or Australian English, as it is actually understood and spoken.

Included in the back pages of every vol. of The Body:  A Treasure Trove of Language, relevant vocabulary from Old English, Old Norse, Norman French, Anglo-French, Parisian French Danish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic and Dutch.  An etymology of irregular verbs is English has also been included.