| Description |
v, 242 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: Sydney : ABC Books, 2002. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-235) and index. |
| Contents |
Why a garden? -- The complexity of language -- Language change -- Word creation -- Meaning shifts -- Relics of linguistic change -- The nature of exotics -- Bad language -- Colloquial today, standard English tomorrow -- Our untidy English -- Sound symbolism -- What is correct English? -- Dictionaries, style guides and grammars -- Personal names -- Dirty words -- Taboo language. |
| Subject |
English language.
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English language -- Roots.
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English language -- Variation.
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| ISBN |
0521839483 |
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0521548322 paperback |
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