Blooming English : observations on the roots, cultivation and hybrids of the English language / Kate Burridge.
"This book celebrates our capacity to play with language, as well as examining the ways we use it: in slang and jargon, swearing, speaking the unspeakable, or concealing unpleasant or inconvenient facts. It is a book for browsing, for finding intriguing snippets about language, history and soci...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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| Summary: | "This book celebrates our capacity to play with language, as well as examining the ways we use it: in slang and jargon, swearing, speaking the unspeakable, or concealing unpleasant or inconvenient facts. It is a book for browsing, for finding intriguing snippets about language, history and social customs, and a formidable weapon in word games."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Sydney : ABC Books, 2002. |
| Physical Description: | v, 242 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-235) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521839483 9780521839488 0521548322 9780521548328 |