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Weeds in the garden of words : = further observations on the tangled history of the English language /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Weeds in the garden of words :/ Kate Burridge.
Reminder of title:	further observations on the tangled history of the English language /
Author:	Burridge, Kate,
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 196 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	English language - Etymology. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511486982
ISBN:	9780511486982 (ebook)

Weeds in the garden of words : = further observations on the tangled history of the English language /
Burridge, Kate,

Weeds in the garden of words :further observations on the tangled history of the English language /Kate Burridge. - 1 online resource (ix, 196 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Introduction to the Weedy Traits of the English Language --

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.

ISBN: 9780511486982 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

555906
English language
--Etymology.

LC Class. No.: PE1574 / .B87 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 428

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