Wordwatching: Field Notes of an Amateur Philologist - Softcover

Burnside, Julian

 
9781560258407: Wordwatching: Field Notes of an Amateur Philologist

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A lighthearted exploration of the origins and misuses of numerous English-language words contains essays that cite instances of borrowed language to illustrate larger processes of cultural influence and change, in a volume that argues that the English language's instability is a source of its strength and vitality. Original.

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Julian Burnside is an Australian lawyer who specializes in commercial litigation but is also deeply involved in human rights work, in particular in relation to refugees. He has published a children’s book, Matilda and the Dragon, and is also the author of From Nothing to Zero, a compilation of letters written by asylum-seekers held in Australia’s detention camps.

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