Frantic Semantics: Snapshots of Our Changing Language - Couverture souple

Morrish, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0330376675 ISBN 13 : 9780330376679

Editeur : Pan Books, 2000

Synopsis

A humorous and unusual collection of columns from the Saturday Telegraph.Frantic Semantics takes a witty look at the use and abuse of words in current English usage. What does 'It' mean in 'It-girl'? How has 'anorak', which used to be an item of clothing, come to be a form of abuse? How is 'babe' being used for men in the post-feminist age? Each entry looks at the history of the word, how it has changed and what it has come to mean.'Combining scholarly shrewdness with sheer good fun' - The Scotsman'Amusing and informative' - The Sunday Telegraph

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pan Books
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0330376675
• ISBN 13: 9780330376679
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Alive AG; 0; info@alive-ag.de; ; Von-Hünefeld-Str.2 DE 50829 Köln; 0; Köln; 0; 50829; Allemagne