How happy became homosexual : and other mysterious semantic shifts / / Howard Richler
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| Autore: |
Richler Howard <1948->
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| Titolo: |
How happy became homosexual : and other mysterious semantic shifts / / Howard Richler
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| Pubblicazione: | Vancouver, [British Columbia] : , : Ronsdale Press, , 2013 |
| ©2013 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 422 |
| Soggetto topico: | English language - Etymology |
| English language - History | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | How happy became homosexual |
| ISBN: | 1-55380-231-4 |
| 1-55380-232-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910463352303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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