Name: Weeds in the Garden of Words: Further Observations on the Tangled History of the English Language (en Inglés)
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Author: Burridge, Kate
ISBN: 9780521853132

portada Weeds in the Garden of Words: Further Observations on the Tangled History of the English Language (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Kate Burridge

Editorial

Cambridge University Press

Año

2005

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

196

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

22.5 x 14.0 x 1.8 cm

Peso

0.39 kg.

ISBN

0521853133

ISBN13

9780521853132

Categorías

Lingüísticas

Weeds in the Garden of Words: Further Observations on the Tangled History of the English Language (en Inglés)

Kate Burridge (Autor) · Cambridge University Press · Tapa Dura

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Kate Burridge follows the international success of Blooming English with another entertaining excursion into the ever-changing nature of the complex and captivating English language. If language is a glorious garden, filled with exotic hybrids as well as traditional heritage specimens, then weeds will also thrive on its fertile grounds. Linguistic weeds may be defined as pronunciations or constructions that are no longer used. For example, Burridge points out how "aint" or double negatives were at one time quite acceptable in everyday speaking and writing but are now classified as "weeds" that should no longer have a place in our vocabulary. And, as she so deftly accomplished in Blooming English, Burridge goes on here to further celebrate our capacity to play with language, and to examine the ways we use it: in slang and jargon, swearing, speaking the unspeakable, or concealing unpleasant or inconvenient facts. In this new volume she gives us another fun and informative work for enjoyable browsing; for discovering intriguing trivia about language, history, and social customs; and for employing as a peerless weapon in word games. Kate Burridge is the Chair of Linguistics at Monash University and a regular presenter of segments on the Australian Broadcast Company.