Weeds in the Garden of Words
Further Observations on the Tangled History of the English Language
Inbunden, Engelska, 2005
Av Victoria) Burridge, Kate (Monash University, Kate Burridge
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The English language is a glorious garden, but it also contains some weeds. Linguistic weeds may be slang expressions, non-standard pronunciations, or constructions that are out of place. But what one gardener calls a 'weed', another may call a 'flower'. The same goes for words and their usage in English.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2005-06-16
- Mått142 x 223 x 18 mm
- Vikt399 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor208
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9780521853132