From skedaddle to selfie : words of the generations /

"From baby boomers with 'groovy' and 'yuppie, ' to Generation X with 'whatever' and 'like, ' each generation inevitably comes to use certain words that are particular to its unique time in history. Those words not only tell us a great deal about the peopl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Metcalf, Allan A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Temas:
English language > United States > New words.
English language > United States > Lexicology.
English language > Social aspects > United States.
Language and culture > United States.
English language > New words.
Americanisms.
Lexicology.
Anglais (Langue) > États-Unis > Néologismes.
Anglais (Langue) > États-Unis > Lexicologie.
Langage et culture > États-Unis.
Anglais (Langue) > États-Unis > Idiotismes.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
Americanisms
English language > New words
English language > Social aspects
Language and culture
Lexicology
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface: Generating this Book
  • Introduction: Speaking of the Generations
  • The Republican Generation: (born 1742-1766)
  • The Compromise Generation: (born 1767-1791)
  • The Transcendental Generation: (born 1792-1821)
  • The Gilded Generation: (born 1822-1842)
  • The Progressive Generation: (born 1843-1859)
  • The Missionary Generation: (born 1860-1882)
  • The Lost Generation: (born 1883-1900)
  • The G.I. Generation: (born 1901-1924)
  • The Silent Generation: (born 1925-1942)
  • The Boom Generation: (born 1943-1960)
  • The Thirteenth Generation, or Generation X: (born 1961-1981)
  • The Millennial Generation, or Generation Y: (born 1982-2004)
  • The Homeland Generation: (born 2005- ).

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