Isbn: 9780241104910 - words fail me (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with minor age tone. Good DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

1st ed. Binding tight; dust jacket not price-clipped. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dustjacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG price-clipped dustjacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition book and DJ not price clipped. 181 pages good and clean with clear print, indexed. 5 spots of foxing on edge of pages. End papers good and clean. No previous names, no inscriptions. 'The English language is changing, as we use it, probably faster than it ever has before. Words Fail me, the successor to New Words for Old and Weasel Words, examines the state of the language as we chatter our way into the /eighties, using, abusing, improving, and altering our rich, untidy treasure of English.…

1st edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 181 p, 23 cm. Notes; Includes index. Subjects; English language Usage. English language Etymology. English language Semantics. Linguistic change. English language Etymology. English language Usage. English language Semantics. Linguistic change. English language Words Usage. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 181 pages. Reflects on the ways the English language is changing in the 1980s, discussing s lang, the gradual disappearance of certain terms, the birth of new terms, and th e new meanings applied to old words.