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Buttering Parsnips, Twocking Chavs: The Secret Life of the English Language - Hardcover

Manser, Martin H.

 
9780297853497: Buttering Parsnips, Twocking Chavs: The Secret Life of the English Language
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 029785349X ISBN 13: 9780297853497
Verlag: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

“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.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Martin H. Manser has been a professional reference book editor since 1980. He has compiled or edited more than 150 reference books, particularly English-language dictionaries, thesauruses, and Bible reference titles. He is also a language trainer and consultant with national companies and organizations. He and his wife live in Aylesbury and have a son and a daughter.

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Verlag
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
029785349X
ISBN 13 
9780297853497
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
271
Herausgeber
Pickering David
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