The Language Report - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199207666 ISBN 13: 9780199207664

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2007

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Infinitely browsable and completely up to date, The Language Report is a collection of topical and fascinating facts and observations on today's spoken and written English.
Backed by the largest language research program in the world at Oxford University Press, this new book presents an up-to-the-minute snapshot of English language today: tracking the latest new words to have entered its usage; investigating old words revived by current events in, for example, the worlds of politics and pop; and examining the most recent trends of language development.
This intriguing survey covers language issues reported by the media in recent times, including memorable quotations and sayings of the year; nicknames in the news; new venues for language, such as Internet chatrooms; and controversial developments in usage and grammar. It also analyzes English around the world, uncovering the latest words and phrases to enter our vocabulary; and explores what new words were hundreds of years ago, and how they've developed or disappeared. An ideal reference for all word lovers, this new book offers a fascinating tour of the English language today.

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Susie Dent is an editor and translator. She appears regularly on the TV game show 'Countdown', as the quiz's resident dictionary expert.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0199207666
• ISBN 13: 9780199207664
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 164
• Herausgeber: Dent Susie
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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