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Weeds in the Garden of Words

Further Observations on the Tangled History of the English Language
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If the English language is a glorious garden, filled with exotic hybrids and the continuing tradition of heritage specimens, then it is no surprise that we will also find some weeds. Linguistic weeds may have pronunciations we don't want or constructions that are out of place. We may be trying to hold on to words and usage we should perhaps have said farewell to. But as all gardeners know, what one gardener calls a 'weed', another may call a 'flower'. The same goes for words and their usage in English - sometimes we just haven't realized their virtues. Kate Burridge follows the international success of her book Blooming English with another entertaining excursion into the ever-changing nature of our complex and captivating language.

Author Biography:

Kate Burridge is Professor of Linguistics at Monash University. She is well known for her broadcasts on ABC Radio's Soundback.
Release date Australia
June 16th, 2005
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Audiences
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Pages
208
Dimensions
140x216x16
ISBN-13
9780521853132
Product ID
2399125

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