Weeds in the Garden of Words : Further Observations on the Tangled History of the English Language
Kate. Burridge
Bok Engelsk 2005 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2005
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (208 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction to the Weedy Traits of the English Language; Our Lexical Weeds: the World of Jargon, Slang and Euphemism; More Lexical Weeds: Word Origins and Meaning Shifts; Our Grammatical Weeds; Weeds in Our Sounds and Spelling; The Truly Nasty Weeds of the English Language?; W(h)ither Our Weeds?; Bibliography; List of interesting words. - Kate Burridge provides an entertaining look at 'unacceptable' words, phrases and pronunciations in English.
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| ISBN | 0521618231. - 0521853133. - 9780521618236. - 9780521853132
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