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Gift of the Gob: Morsels of English Language History

Kate Burridge

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Description:A book about the quirks of the English language from an Australian point of view, from popular author and ABC TV and Radio regular Kate Burridge.* Why can we fall in love but not in hate?* What do codswallop and poppycock share?* Why not one house and two hice?* How come we scream blue murder, sing the blues and turn the air blue?In Gift of the Gob Professor of Linguistics Kate Burridge explores our language and the everlasting tug-of-love that exists between ‘proper’ English and its wayward relation slang. She investigates the place where all that is ‘wrong’, ‘bad’ or ‘sloppy’ slips into everyday use, before becoming ‘proper’ in its turn!Join Kate on a fascinating journey through English language history, as she untangles words and their meanings, and unearths the centuries of spectacular changes that have transformed the very core of our language.Based on segments from ABC Radio and ABC TV’s CAN WE HELP?, this book has been inspired by the linguistic shenanigans of the general public.These mouth-filling morsels of English language history demonstrate the poetic ingenuity of common language, and celebrate its remarkable inventiveness.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gift of the Gob: Morsels of English Language History. To get started finding Gift of the Gob: Morsels of English Language History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 308

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: ABC Books

Release: 2010

ISBN: 0733324045

Description: A book about the quirks of the English language from an Australian point of view, from popular author and ABC TV and Radio regular Kate Burridge.* Why can we fall in love but not in hate?* What do codswallop and poppycock share?* Why not one house and two hice?* How come we scream blue murder, sing the blues and turn the air blue?In Gift of the Gob Professor of Linguistics Kate Burridge explores our language and the everlasting tug-of-love that exists between ‘proper’ English and its wayward relation slang. She investigates the place where all that is ‘wrong’, ‘bad’ or ‘sloppy’ slips into everyday use, before becoming ‘proper’ in its turn!Join Kate on a fascinating journey through English language history, as she untangles words and their meanings, and unearths the centuries of spectacular changes that have transformed the very core of our language.Based on segments from ABC Radio and ABC TV’s CAN WE HELP?, this book has been inspired by the linguistic shenanigans of the general public.These mouth-filling morsels of English language history demonstrate the poetic ingenuity of common language, and celebrate its remarkable inventiveness.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gift of the Gob: Morsels of English Language History. To get started finding Gift of the Gob: Morsels of English Language History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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