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Holy shit [[electronic resource] ] : a brief history of swearing / / Melissa Mohr
| Holy shit [[electronic resource] ] : a brief history of swearing / / Melissa Mohr |
| Autore | Mohr Melissa |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 316 p. ) : ill |
| Disciplina | 417/.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - History
English language - Obscene words - History English language - Slang - History English language - Social aspects - History Swearing - History |
| ISBN |
0-19-991156-8
1-299-45671-5 0-19-990847-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813941403321 |
Mohr Melissa
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How English became English : a short history of a global language / / Simon Horobin
| How English became English : a short history of a global language / / Simon Horobin |
| Autore | Horobin Simon |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (188 p.) |
| Disciplina | 420.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Grammar, Historical
English language - History Historical linguistics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-19-106920-5 |
| Classificazione | 427 HOR |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; 1: What is English?; Old English; Early Modern English; Scots; Tok Pisin; Modern English; 2: Origins; Beginnings; Old English (AD 650-1100); Middle English (1100-1500); Early Modern English (1500-1750); Late Modern English (1750-1900); 3: Authorities; Dictionaries; Academies; Usage Guides; Sources; Logic; Etymology; Descriptive or Prescriptive?; 4: Standards; Standard English: What It Is and What It Isn't; Right Writing; Talking Proper
Good Grammar5: Varieties; Dialects; Scots; Attitudes; Accents; Dialect Grammars; Dialect Vocabulary; The Future; Registers; Electronic Discourse; Neologisms; Punctuation; 6: Global Englishes; English in America; English in Canada; English in Australia and New Zealand; Models; English in South Asia; Mixed Varieties: Singlish; Pidgins and Creoles; The Future; 7: Why Do We Care?; Rights and Wrongs; Good Grammar in the Marketplace; Good Grammar in the Classroom; Good Grammar and Latin Grammar; The Marketability of Good Grammar; English and Nationalism; FURTHER READING; ELECTRONIC RESOURCES; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460536703321 |
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Horobin Simon
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| Oxford, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How English became English : a short history of a global language / / Simon Horobin
| How English became English : a short history of a global language / / Simon Horobin |
| Autore | Horobin Simon |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (188 p.) |
| Disciplina | 420.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Grammar, Historical
English language - History Historical linguistics |
| ISBN |
0-19-106921-3
0-19-106920-5 |
| Classificazione | 427 HOR |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; 1: What is English?; Old English; Early Modern English; Scots; Tok Pisin; Modern English; 2: Origins; Beginnings; Old English (AD 650-1100); Middle English (1100-1500); Early Modern English (1500-1750); Late Modern English (1750-1900); 3: Authorities; Dictionaries; Academies; Usage Guides; Sources; Logic; Etymology; Descriptive or Prescriptive?; 4: Standards; Standard English: What It Is and What It Isn't; Right Writing; Talking Proper
Good Grammar5: Varieties; Dialects; Scots; Attitudes; Accents; Dialect Grammars; Dialect Vocabulary; The Future; Registers; Electronic Discourse; Neologisms; Punctuation; 6: Global Englishes; English in America; English in Canada; English in Australia and New Zealand; Models; English in South Asia; Mixed Varieties: Singlish; Pidgins and Creoles; The Future; 7: Why Do We Care?; Rights and Wrongs; Good Grammar in the Marketplace; Good Grammar in the Classroom; Good Grammar and Latin Grammar; The Marketability of Good Grammar; English and Nationalism; FURTHER READING; ELECTRONIC RESOURCES; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797996503321 |
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Horobin Simon
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| Oxford, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How English became English : a short history of a global language / / Simon Horobin
| How English became English : a short history of a global language / / Simon Horobin |
| Autore | Horobin Simon |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (188 p.) |
| Disciplina | 420.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Grammar, Historical
English language - History Historical linguistics |
| ISBN |
0-19-106921-3
0-19-106920-5 |
| Classificazione | 427 HOR |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; 1: What is English?; Old English; Early Modern English; Scots; Tok Pisin; Modern English; 2: Origins; Beginnings; Old English (AD 650-1100); Middle English (1100-1500); Early Modern English (1500-1750); Late Modern English (1750-1900); 3: Authorities; Dictionaries; Academies; Usage Guides; Sources; Logic; Etymology; Descriptive or Prescriptive?; 4: Standards; Standard English: What It Is and What It Isn't; Right Writing; Talking Proper
Good Grammar5: Varieties; Dialects; Scots; Attitudes; Accents; Dialect Grammars; Dialect Vocabulary; The Future; Registers; Electronic Discourse; Neologisms; Punctuation; 6: Global Englishes; English in America; English in Canada; English in Australia and New Zealand; Models; English in South Asia; Mixed Varieties: Singlish; Pidgins and Creoles; The Future; 7: Why Do We Care?; Rights and Wrongs; Good Grammar in the Marketplace; Good Grammar in the Classroom; Good Grammar and Latin Grammar; The Marketability of Good Grammar; English and Nationalism; FURTHER READING; ELECTRONIC RESOURCES; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820066003321 |
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Horobin Simon
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| Oxford, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How happy became homosexual : and other mysterious semantic shifts / / Howard Richler
| How happy became homosexual : and other mysterious semantic shifts / / Howard Richler |
| Autore | Richler Howard <1948-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vancouver, [British Columbia] : , : Ronsdale Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina | 422 |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Etymology
English language - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-55380-231-4
1-55380-232-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463352303321 |
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Richler Howard <1948->
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| Vancouver, [British Columbia] : , : Ronsdale Press, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How happy became homosexual : and other mysterious semantic shifts / / Howard Richler
| How happy became homosexual : and other mysterious semantic shifts / / Howard Richler |
| Autore | Richler Howard <1948-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vancouver, [British Columbia] : , : Ronsdale Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina | 422 |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Etymology
English language - History |
| ISBN |
1-55380-231-4
1-55380-232-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787531403321 |
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Richler Howard <1948->
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| Vancouver, [British Columbia] : , : Ronsdale Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How happy became homosexual : and other mysterious semantic shifts / / Howard Richler
| How happy became homosexual : and other mysterious semantic shifts / / Howard Richler |
| Autore | Richler Howard <1948-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vancouver, [British Columbia] : , : Ronsdale Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina | 422 |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - Etymology
English language - History |
| ISBN |
1-55380-231-4
1-55380-232-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817679903321 |
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Richler Howard <1948->
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| Vancouver, [British Columbia] : , : Ronsdale Press, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Images of English : a cultural history of the language / Richard W. Bailey
| Images of English : a cultural history of the language / Richard W. Bailey |
| Autore | Bailey, Richard W. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | xi, 329 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Soggetto topico |
Lingua inglese - Storia
English language - History Language and culture |
| ISBN | 0472102834 (alk. paper) |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001247169707536 |
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Bailey, Richard W.
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| Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c1991 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Inventing English : a portable history of the language / / Seth Lerer ; cover design, Linda Secondari ; cover illustration, Martha Lewis
| Inventing English : a portable history of the language / / Seth Lerer ; cover design, Linda Secondari ; cover illustration, Martha Lewis |
| Autore | Lerer Seth <1955-> |
| Edizione | [Revised and expanded edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] : , : Columbia University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
| Disciplina | 420.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - History
English language - Etymology English language - Old English, ca. 450-1100 English language - Middle English, 1100-1500 Linguistics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-231-54124-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- A Note on Texts and Letter Forms -- Preface to the Revised Edition -- INTRODUCTION: Finding English, Finding Us -- 1. Caedmon Learns to Sing -- 2. From Beowulf to Wulfstan -- 3. In This Year -- 4. From Kingdom to Realm -- 5. Lord of This Langage -- 6. I Is as Ille a Millere as Are Ye -- 7. The Great Vowel Shift and the Changing Character of English -- 8. Chancery, Caxton, and the Making of English Prose -- 9. I Do, I Will -- 10. A Universal Hubbub Wild -- 11. Visible Speech -- 12. A Harmless Drudge -- 13. Horrid, Hooting Stanzas -- 14. Antses in the Sugar -- 15. Hello, Dude -- 16. Ready for the Funk -- 17. Pioneers Through an Untrodden Forest -- 18. Listening to Private Ryan -- 19. He Speaks in Your Voice -- 20. Faith in English -- Epilogue: The Talk and the Text -- Appendix: English Sounds and Their Representation -- Glossary -- References and Further Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Acknowledgments to the Revised Edition -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460839903321 |
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Lerer Seth <1955->
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| New York, [New York] : , : Columbia University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inventing English : a portable history of the language / / Seth Lerer ; cover design, Linda Secondari ; cover illustration, Martha Lewis
| Inventing English : a portable history of the language / / Seth Lerer ; cover design, Linda Secondari ; cover illustration, Martha Lewis |
| Autore | Lerer Seth <1955-> |
| Edizione | [Revised and expanded edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] : , : Columbia University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
| Disciplina | 420.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
English language - History
English language - Etymology English language - Old English, ca. 450-1100 English language - Middle English, 1100-1500 Linguistics |
| ISBN | 0-231-51076-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: finding English, finding us -- Caedmon learns to sing : Old English and the origins of poetry -- From Beowulf to Wulfstan : the language of Old English literature -- In this year : the politics of language and the end of Old English -- From kingdom to realm : middle English in a French world -- Lord of this langage : Chaucer's English -- I is an Ille a millere as are ye : Middle English dialects -- The great vowel shift and the changing character of English -- Chancery, Caxton, and the making of English prose -- I do, I will : Shakespeare's English -- A universal hubbub wild : new words and worlds in early modern English -- Visible speech : the Orthoepists and the origins of standard English -- A harmless drudge : Samuel Johnson and the making of the dictionary -- Horrid, hooting stanzas : Lexicography and literature in American English -- Antses in the sugar : dialect and regionalism in American English -- Hello, dude : Mark Twain and the making of the American idiom -- Ready for the funk : African American English and its impact -- Pioneers through an untrodden forest : the Oxford English dictionary and its readers -- Listening to Private Ryan : war and language -- He speaks in your voice : everybody's English. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778157703321 |
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Lerer Seth <1955->
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| New York, [New York] : , : Columbia University Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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