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Life of Language : the Fascinating Ways Words Are Born, Live and Die (06 Edition)by Sol Steinmetz
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Publisher Comments:If time travelers from the nineteenth century dropped in on us, our strange vocabulary would shock them just as much as our TVs, cars, and computers. Society changes, and so does its word stock. The Life of Language reveals how pop culture, business, technology, and other forces of globalization expand and enrich the English language, forming thousands of new words every year. In this fascinating and jargon-free guide, lexicographers Kipfer and Steinmetz reconstruct the births of thousands of words, including infantries, poz, mobs, Soho, dinks, choo choos, frankenfoods, LOL, narcs and perps. · A word lover’s guide to etymology, written in a fun, informal, and accessible style · An excellent resource for vocabulary building; a word's root helps readers understand its meaning · Beautifully packaged paperback with French flaps Book News Annotation:With zest and humor, experienced lexicographers Steinmetz and Kipfer
take on questions about how and why language changes and chronicle
the many paths words take into and out of the English language.
Explaining various etymologies, word histories, word creations and
word deaths, they cover such topics as baby talk, back-formations,
neologisms, nonce words, euphemisms, prefixes and suffixes.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:In this fascinating and jargon-free guide, lexicographers Kipfer and Steinmetz reconstruct the births of thousands of words, including infantries, poz, mobs, Soho, dinks, choo choos, frankenfoods, LOL, narcs and perps. This word lover's guide to etymology is written in a fun, informal, and accessible style. About the AuthorBarbara Ann Kipfer is a lexicographer, archaeologist, and the author of more than 25 books, including How it Happens, 4,000 Questions for Getting to Know Anyone and Everyone, 14,000 Things to Be Happy About, and The Order of Things. Sol Steinmetz is a well-known lexicographer and former editor–in–chief at Random House Reference. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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