Ain'thology : the History and Life of a Taboo Word.

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The word ain't is used by speakers of all dialects and sociolects of English. Nonetheless, language critics view ain't as marking speakers as ""lazy"" or ""stupid""; and the educated assume ain't is on its deathbed, used only in clichés. Everyo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Katz, Seth
Otros Autores: Donaher, Patricia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
Temas:
English language > Etymology.
English language > Negatives.
Anglais (Langue) > Étymologie.
Linguistics.
Sociolinguistics.
Dialect, slang & jargon.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Historical & Comparative.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Etymology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The word ain't is used by speakers of all dialects and sociolects of English. Nonetheless, language critics view ain't as marking speakers as ""lazy"" or ""stupid""; and the educated assume ain't is on its deathbed, used only in clichés. Everyone has an opinion about ain't. Even the grammar-checker in Microsoft Word flags every ain't with a red underscore. But why? Over the past 100 years, only a few articles and sections of books have reviewed the history of ain't or discussed it in dialect cont ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (376 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
ISBN:9781443878722
1443878723

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