Frantic Semantics (HB): Snapshots of Our Changing Language

John Morrish

ISBN 10: 0333763521 / ISBN 13: 9780333763520

Editore: Macmillan 22/10/1999, 1999

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Titolo: Frantic Semantics (HB): Snapshots of Our ...

Casa editrice: Macmillan 22/10/1999

Data di pubblicazione: 1999

Legatura: Rilegato

Condizione: Very Good

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This is a humourous collection of columns from the "Saturday Telegraph". This work looks at the use and abuse of words in current English language usage. What does "it" mean in "It-girl"? Each entry looks at the history of the word, how it has changed and what it has come to mean.