Words on the move : why English won't- and can't- sit still (like, literally)
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250143785 (paperback)
- ISBN: 1250143780 (paperback)
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Physical Description:
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257 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm - Edition: First Picador edition.
- Publisher: New York : Picador, Henry Holt and Company, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2016.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-241) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The faces of English : words get personal -- It's the implication that matters : words on the move -- When words stop being words : where does grammar come from? -- A vowel is a process : words start sounding different -- Lexical springtime : words mate and reproduce -- This is your brain on writing : lingering questions. |
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Subject: | Linguistic change Language and languages -- Variation Language and languages -- Etymology Sociolinguistics |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Selkirk College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Castlegar Campus Library | P 40.5 L54 M39 2016 (Text)
Copy: c. 1
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B001621029 | Display | Volume hold | Available | - |