Weeds in the garden of words: further observations on the tangled history of the english language
Auteur :
Burridge, Kate
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521618236
Date de publication :
16 juin 2005
Dimensions :
21,7 x 13,7 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
287 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The English language is a glorious garden, but it also contains some weeds. Linguistic weeds may be slang expressions, non-standard pronunciations, or constructions that are out of place. But what one gardener calls a 'weed', another may call a 'flower'. The same goes for words and their usage in English.