Weeds in the Garden of Words: Further Observations on the Tangled History of the English Language

by Kate Burridge

Book Overview

Kate Burridge follows the international success of Blooming English with another entertaining excursion into the ever-changing nature of the complex and captivating English language. If language is a glorious garden, filled with exotic hybrids as well as traditional heritage specimens, then weeds will also thrive on its fertile grounds. Linguistic weeds may be defined as pronunciations or constructions that are no longer used. For example, Burridge...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521618231
• ISBN13: 9780521618236
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"