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A Little Book of Language [[electronic resource]]
| A Little Book of Language [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Crystal David |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, : University of NSW Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
| Disciplina | 400 |
| Soggetto topico | Language and languages |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-74223-198-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Baby-talk; From cries to words; Learning how to understand; Making vibrations; Pronouncing sounds; Discovering grammar; Having a conversation; Learning to read and write; Getting to grips with spelling; Spelling rules and variations; Grammar rules and variations; Accents and dialects; Being bilingual; The languages of the world; The origins of speech; The origins of writing; Modern writing; Sign language; Comparing languages; Dying languages; Language change; Language variation; Language at work; Slang; Dictionaries; Etymology; Place names; Personal names; The electronic revolution
TextingLanguage at play; Untitled; Language for feelings; Political correctness; Language in literature; Developing a style; The complexity of language; Linguistics; Applied linguistics; Your language world; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460233003321 |
Crystal David
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| Sydney, : University of NSW Press, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A Little Book of Language [[electronic resource]]
| A Little Book of Language [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Crystal David |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, : University of NSW Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
| Disciplina | 400 |
| Soggetto topico | Language and languages |
| ISBN | 1-74223-198-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Baby-talk; From cries to words; Learning how to understand; Making vibrations; Pronouncing sounds; Discovering grammar; Having a conversation; Learning to read and write; Getting to grips with spelling; Spelling rules and variations; Grammar rules and variations; Accents and dialects; Being bilingual; The languages of the world; The origins of speech; The origins of writing; Modern writing; Sign language; Comparing languages; Dying languages; Language change; Language variation; Language at work; Slang; Dictionaries; Etymology; Place names; Personal names; The electronic revolution
TextingLanguage at play; Untitled; Language for feelings; Political correctness; Language in literature; Developing a style; The complexity of language; Linguistics; Applied linguistics; Your language world; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785276303321 |
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Crystal David
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| Sydney, : University of NSW Press, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Words in time and place : exploring language through the historical thesaurus of the Oxford English dictionary / / David Crystal
| Words in time and place : exploring language through the historical thesaurus of the Oxford English dictionary / / David Crystal |
| Autore | Crystal David |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 423 |
| Soggetto topico | English language |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-19-150165-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; WORDS IN TIME AND PLACE: EXPLORING LANGUAGE THROUGH THE HISTORICAL THESAURUS OF THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY; Copyright; Contents; Symbols and abbreviations; General introduction; Thesaurus vs dictionary; Why time and place?; Which semantic fields?; Coverage and treatment; 1: From swelt to zonk: WORDS FOR DYING; Influences; Timeline; 2: From neb to hooter: WORDS FOR NOSE; Timeline; 3: From cup-shot torat-arsed: WORDS FOR BEING DRUNK; Semantic themes; Timeline; 4: From meatship to trough, and nuncheon to short-eat: WORDS FOR A (LIGHT) MEAL; Light meals; Timeline
5: From gong to shitter, and closet to the House of Lords: WORDS FOR A PRIVYThe problem of categories; Timeline; 6: From dizzy to numpty: WORDS FOR A FOOL; Important themes; Timeline; 7: From darling to lamb-chop: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT; Timeline; 8: From lo to knickers, and aplight to sapristi: OATHS AND EXCLAMATIONS; Motifs; Timeline; 9: From guest house to B & B, and hotel to floatel: WORDS FOR INNS AND HOTELS; Linguistic consequences; Timeline; 10: From meretrix to parlor girl: WORDS FOR A PROSTITUTE; Directness or euphemism; Timeline; 11: From mint to dosh: WORDS FOR MONEY Later developmentsWider perspectives; Timeline; 12: From smolt to untempestuous, and reigh to ugly: WORDS FOR CALM AND STORMY WEATHER; Timeline; 13: From ealda to geriatric, bevar to poppa stoppa, and trot to old boot: WORDS FOR OLD PERSON, OLD MAN, OLD WOMAN; Attitudes to age; Attitudes to gender; The future; Timeline; 14: From skiffle to grime: WORDS FOR TYPES OF POP MUSIC; Problems of treatment; Hybrid genres; Timeline; 15: From astronaut to Skylab: WORDS FOR SPACECRAFT; Timeline; Glossary; Further reading and sources; Chronological indexes; Chronological index of words Chronological index of peopleChronological index of general topics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464984003321 |
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Crystal David
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| Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Words in time and place : exploring language through the historical thesaurus of the Oxford English dictionary / / David Crystal
| Words in time and place : exploring language through the historical thesaurus of the Oxford English dictionary / / David Crystal |
| Autore | Crystal David |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 423 |
| Soggetto topico | English language |
| ISBN |
0-19-150166-2
0-19-150165-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; WORDS IN TIME AND PLACE: EXPLORING LANGUAGE THROUGH THE HISTORICAL THESAURUS OF THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY; Copyright; Contents; Symbols and abbreviations; General introduction; Thesaurus vs dictionary; Why time and place?; Which semantic fields?; Coverage and treatment; 1: From swelt to zonk: WORDS FOR DYING; Influences; Timeline; 2: From neb to hooter: WORDS FOR NOSE; Timeline; 3: From cup-shot torat-arsed: WORDS FOR BEING DRUNK; Semantic themes; Timeline; 4: From meatship to trough, and nuncheon to short-eat: WORDS FOR A (LIGHT) MEAL; Light meals; Timeline
5: From gong to shitter, and closet to the House of Lords: WORDS FOR A PRIVYThe problem of categories; Timeline; 6: From dizzy to numpty: WORDS FOR A FOOL; Important themes; Timeline; 7: From darling to lamb-chop: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT; Timeline; 8: From lo to knickers, and aplight to sapristi: OATHS AND EXCLAMATIONS; Motifs; Timeline; 9: From guest house to B & B, and hotel to floatel: WORDS FOR INNS AND HOTELS; Linguistic consequences; Timeline; 10: From meretrix to parlor girl: WORDS FOR A PROSTITUTE; Directness or euphemism; Timeline; 11: From mint to dosh: WORDS FOR MONEY Later developmentsWider perspectives; Timeline; 12: From smolt to untempestuous, and reigh to ugly: WORDS FOR CALM AND STORMY WEATHER; Timeline; 13: From ealda to geriatric, bevar to poppa stoppa, and trot to old boot: WORDS FOR OLD PERSON, OLD MAN, OLD WOMAN; Attitudes to age; Attitudes to gender; The future; Timeline; 14: From skiffle to grime: WORDS FOR TYPES OF POP MUSIC; Problems of treatment; Hybrid genres; Timeline; 15: From astronaut to Skylab: WORDS FOR SPACECRAFT; Timeline; Glossary; Further reading and sources; Chronological indexes; Chronological index of words Chronological index of peopleChronological index of general topics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786789603321 |
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Crystal David
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| Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Words in time and place : exploring language through the historical thesaurus of the Oxford English dictionary / / David Crystal
| Words in time and place : exploring language through the historical thesaurus of the Oxford English dictionary / / David Crystal |
| Autore | Crystal David |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 423 |
| Soggetto topico | English language |
| ISBN |
0-19-150166-2
0-19-150165-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; WORDS IN TIME AND PLACE: EXPLORING LANGUAGE THROUGH THE HISTORICAL THESAURUS OF THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY; Copyright; Contents; Symbols and abbreviations; General introduction; Thesaurus vs dictionary; Why time and place?; Which semantic fields?; Coverage and treatment; 1: From swelt to zonk: WORDS FOR DYING; Influences; Timeline; 2: From neb to hooter: WORDS FOR NOSE; Timeline; 3: From cup-shot torat-arsed: WORDS FOR BEING DRUNK; Semantic themes; Timeline; 4: From meatship to trough, and nuncheon to short-eat: WORDS FOR A (LIGHT) MEAL; Light meals; Timeline
5: From gong to shitter, and closet to the House of Lords: WORDS FOR A PRIVYThe problem of categories; Timeline; 6: From dizzy to numpty: WORDS FOR A FOOL; Important themes; Timeline; 7: From darling to lamb-chop: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT; Timeline; 8: From lo to knickers, and aplight to sapristi: OATHS AND EXCLAMATIONS; Motifs; Timeline; 9: From guest house to B & B, and hotel to floatel: WORDS FOR INNS AND HOTELS; Linguistic consequences; Timeline; 10: From meretrix to parlor girl: WORDS FOR A PROSTITUTE; Directness or euphemism; Timeline; 11: From mint to dosh: WORDS FOR MONEY Later developmentsWider perspectives; Timeline; 12: From smolt to untempestuous, and reigh to ugly: WORDS FOR CALM AND STORMY WEATHER; Timeline; 13: From ealda to geriatric, bevar to poppa stoppa, and trot to old boot: WORDS FOR OLD PERSON, OLD MAN, OLD WOMAN; Attitudes to age; Attitudes to gender; The future; Timeline; 14: From skiffle to grime: WORDS FOR TYPES OF POP MUSIC; Problems of treatment; Hybrid genres; Timeline; 15: From astronaut to Skylab: WORDS FOR SPACECRAFT; Timeline; Glossary; Further reading and sources; Chronological indexes; Chronological index of words Chronological index of peopleChronological index of general topics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812505603321 |
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Crystal David
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| Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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