Weeds in the garden of words : further observations on the tangled history of the English language /

Kate Burridge provides an entertaining look at 'unacceptable' words, phrases and pronunciations in English.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burridge, Kate
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Temas:
English language > Etymology.
English language > History.
English language > Terms and phrases.
English language > Usage.
Anglais (Langue) > Étymologie.
Anglais (Langue) > Mots et locutions.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
English language.
Engels.
Taalvariatie.
Taalgebruik.
History.
Dictionaries.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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