The Secret Life of the English Language : Buttering Parsnips, Twocking Chavs
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The Secret Life of the English Language: Buttering Parsnips, Twocking Chavs (Paperback)Pub. Date: 2008
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The Secret Life of the English Language: Buttering Parsnips, Twocking Chavs (Paperback)Pub. Date: 2008
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Pub. Date: 2008
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Notes: Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 271 p.
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Pub. Date: 2008
Publisher: Phoenix Press (UK)
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Notes: A more-ishly browsable collection of words and phrases, linguistic quirks, lexical oddities and syntactic surprises. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. 2008. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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More About The Secret Life of the English Language by Manser, Martin H, and Pickering, David (Editor)
Overview
"Fine words butter no parsnips" is an expression dating back 400 years. "Twocking" and "chav" are popular new arrivals in the ever-growing vocabulary of British slang. What do words and phrases like these have in common, and what sets them apart? That's what this fascinating book sets out to explore. Along the way, it illuminates the whole process of word formation and proliferation. How are new words and phrases born? What's special about the ones that enter common usage? How do mistakes and jokes affect a word's career? Why do some words die, never to be used again? With examples ranging from Shakespeare to text messaging, this is a browsable collection rich with amusing quotations, unusual anecdotes, and clever wordplay.
Details
- PID: 17432173577
- ISBN-13: 9780753824177
- Publisher: Phoenix Press (UK)
- Date Published: 2008
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Condition: Fine.
Notes: Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 271 p.