02344nam 2200577 450 991078753140332120231206212027.01-55380-231-41-55380-232-2(CKB)2670000000419655(EBL)3287042(SSID)ssj0000951285(PQKBManifestationID)12374929(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000951285(PQKBWorkID)10884711(PQKB)10317094(CEL)446200(OCoLC)851562429(CaBNVSL)slc00232658(Au-PeEL)EBL5193907(CaPaEBR)ebr11485644(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/k72ff9(MiAaPQ)EBC5193907(MiAaPQ)EBC3287042(EXLCZ)99267000000041965520180117h20132013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow happy became homosexual and other mysterious semantic shifts /Howard RichlerVancouver, [British Columbia] :Ronsdale Press,2013.©20131 online resource (178 p.)1-55380-230-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction The Times (and Meanings of Words) They Are a-Changin' -- 1 Chapter 1 Pejoration: When Bad Things Happen to Good Words -- Chapter 2 Amelioration: Things Can Only Get Better -- Chapter 3 Adjectives: La Vie en Couleur -- Chapter 4 Nouns: The Stuff of Life -- Chapter 5 Verbs: The Attraction of Action -- Chapter 6 Religion: Oh My God! -- Chapter 7 Animals and Agriculture: Down on the Farm -- Chapter 8 People and Groups of People: What's in a Name? -- Chapter 9 History and the Military: Days of Yore and Gore -- Chapter 10 Discarded Beliefs: The World According to Our Forefathers -- Chapter 11 Law: Rules of the Game -- Conclusion: Change in Motion.English languageEtymologyEnglish languageHistoryEnglish languageEtymology.English languageHistory.422Richler Howard1948-1538698MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787531403321How happy became homosexual3788968UNINA