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The science of words / by Miller, George A.(George Armitage),1920-2012.(CARDINAL)713067;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-268) and index.
Subjects: Lexicology.;
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Adventures of a verbivore / by Lederer, Richard,1938-(CARDINAL)766942;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-277).
Subjects: English language; Lexicology.;
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How to read a word / by Knowles, Elizabeth(Elizabeth M.);
But is it in the dictionary? -- Unlocking the Wordhoard: exploring dictionary elements -- The art of interrogation: what questions to ask -- The art of exploration (i) : where to look for answers -- The art of exploration (ii) : how to look for answers -- Interpreting the evidence: understanding what we have found -- Over to you: building up your own word files -- 'Oranges are not the only fruit': where a single question can lead.
Subjects: English language; Lexicology.;
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A man of my words : reflections on the English language / by Lederer, Richard,1938-(CARDINAL)766942;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-282).
Subjects: Lexicology.; English language;
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Word drops : a sprinkling of linguistic curiosities / by Jones, Paul Anthony,1983-(CARDINAL)355397;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-204).
Subjects: Controlled vocabularies.; Lexicology.; Language and languages;
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Friends with words : adventures in languageland / by Barnette, Martha,author.(CARDINAL)755930;
With warmth, a popular radio and podcast host shares her love of language, weaving together linguistic history, regional phrases, the hidden poetry in etymologies, new words, and stories from her life and time on the air. Martha Barnette has spent two decades as the co-host of A Way with Words, lauded by Mary Norris in The New Yorker as "a virtual treasure house" and "'Car Talk' for Lexiphiles." Over that time, she's developed a keen sense of what fascinates people about language. They are curious about etymology and revel in slang, are surprised by regional vocabulary and celebrate linguistic diversity. Idioms both puzzle and delight word lovers, and they are eager to share family neologisms and that weird phrase Grandma always used to say. In Friends with Words, Barnette weaves together all these strands in a clear, informative, highly entertaining exploration of language. Chock-full of anecdotes, humorous asides, new words, trivia, and other lexicological delights, Friends with Words also tells Barnette's story--from her Appalachian roots through her study of Ancient Greek, and on to the making of a beloved and enduring show. Friends with Words is an expert, good-humored, joyful book.
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Humor.; Historical lexicology.; English language; Language and languages; Linguistic change.;
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Strange to say : etymology as serious entertainment / by Warren, Deborah,1946-author.(CARDINAL)543827;
An invitation -- Coming to terms. In a word : evolution -- Double-speak : Anglo-Latin -- From the word go : word gets around -- Putting words in my mouth : eat your words -- Buzz words : liquor -- Speaking ill of -- Say it with flowers -- Too funny for words : laughter -- Bespoke : clothes and cloth -- Walk the talk : wandering -- As good as your word. Speak of the devil -- Speak no evil : religion -- Baby talk : children -- What's the magic word? Fortune-telling -- The last word : death -- Talk the hindleg off a donkey. Cat got your tongue? -- Tongues wag : canines -- The horse's mouth -- Name-calling. In name only : family names -- On a first-name basis : to name names -- Talk of many things : cabbages--and kings : pedigree and politics -- Talk of thetown : place names -- Take my word for it : malaprops and mondegreens (a media circus) -- In so many words. Take a number -- Prison terms -- Pay the piper, call the tune -- Speaking of which : pronouns -- Play on words: sports -- The name of the game : talking points -- In glowing terms : colors -- Say when : telling time -- Body language : from hand to mouth -- Strange to say -- Even as we speak : now you're talking."In her witty account of the origins of many English words and expressions, Deborah Warren educates as she entertains-and entertain she does, leading her readers through the amazing labyrinthian history of related words. "Language," she writes, "is all about mutation""--
Subjects: Language and languages; Historical lexicology.; Linguistic change.;
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Wordplay : a curious dictionary of language oddities / by Cole, Chris.(CARDINAL)656042;
Subjects: Controlled vocabularies.; Dictionaries.; Trivia and miscellanea.; English language; Lexicology; Word games;
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Words in time : a social history of the English vocabulary / by Hughes, Geoffrey,1939-(CARDINAL)767029;
Bibliography: pages 253-261.
Subjects: English language; English language; English language; Lexicology.;
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Founding grammars : how early America's war over words shaped today's language / by Ostler, Rosemarie,author.(CARDINAL)367036;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-296) and index.Grammar for a new country -- Grammar for different classes of learners -- The value of grammar -- Rational grammar -- Grammar and gentility -- The science of grammar -- Grammar for a new century -- The persistence of grammar."Standard grammar and accurate spelling are widely considered hallmarks of a good education, but their exact definitions are much more contentious -- capable of inciting a full-blown grammar war at the splice of a comma, battles readily visible in the media and online in the comments of blogs and chat rooms. With an accessible and enthusiastic journalistic approach, Ostler considers these grammatical shibboleths, tracing current debates back to America's earliest days, an era when most families owned only two books -- the Bible and a grammar primer. Along the way, she investigates colorful historical characters on both sides of the grammar debate in her efforts to unmask the origins of contemporary speech." --Provided by publisher.
Subjects: English language; English language; English language;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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