Movers and Shakers: A Chronology of Words That Shaped Our Age

by John Ayto

Book Overview

Take a fascinating journey from cornflakes (1907) to spam (1994). This vivid picture of the last 105 years is based on John Ayto's critically acclaimed Twentieth Century Words, and gives a selection of the key words added to the English language in the twentieth century.

For each decade, an introductory essay identifies the main historical, cultural, and scientific currents, and shows how they contributed new vocabulary to the language. An...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198614527
• ISBN13: 9780198614524
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 8.8"