OK [[electronic resource] ] : the improbable story of America's greatest word / / Allan Metcalf |
Autore | Metcalf Allan A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 427/.973 |
Soggetto topico |
English language - United States - Etymology
English language - Usage Americanisms |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-79476-0
9786612794766 0-19-970329-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction: The ABCs of OK; 2. A Saturday Morning in Boston; 3. 1840: Old Kinderhook Is OK; 4. Hoax: Andrew Jackson's Misspelling; 5. Aesthetics: The Look and Sound of OK; 6. False Origins; 7. The Business of OK; 8. O.K. Clubs; 9. The Literary OK; 10. Oklahoma Is OK; 11. Okey-Dokey; 12. Modern OK Literature; 13. The Practical OK; 14. The World-and England; 15. The Lifemanship OK; 16. The Psychological OK; 17. The American Philosophy; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459499003321 |
Metcalf Allan A | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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OK [[electronic resource] ] : the improbable story of America's greatest word / / Allan Metcalf |
Autore | Metcalf Allan A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 427/.973 |
Soggetto topico |
English language - United States - Etymology
English language - Usage Americanisms |
ISBN |
0-19-975252-4
1-282-79476-0 9786612794766 0-19-970329-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction: The ABCs of OK; 2. A Saturday Morning in Boston; 3. 1840: Old Kinderhook Is OK; 4. Hoax: Andrew Jackson's Misspelling; 5. Aesthetics: The Look and Sound of OK; 6. False Origins; 7. The Business of OK; 8. O.K. Clubs; 9. The Literary OK; 10. Oklahoma Is OK; 11. Okey-Dokey; 12. Modern OK Literature; 13. The Practical OK; 14. The World-and England; 15. The Lifemanship OK; 16. The Psychological OK; 17. The American Philosophy; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785121503321 |
Metcalf Allan A | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
OK : the improbable story of America's greatest word / / Allan Metcalf |
Autore | Metcalf Allan A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 427/.973 |
Soggetto topico |
English language - United States - Etymology
English language - Usage Americanisms |
ISBN |
0-19-975252-4
1-282-79476-0 9786612794766 0-19-970329-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction: The ABCs of OK; 2. A Saturday Morning in Boston; 3. 1840: Old Kinderhook Is OK; 4. Hoax: Andrew Jackson's Misspelling; 5. Aesthetics: The Look and Sound of OK; 6. False Origins; 7. The Business of OK; 8. O.K. Clubs; 9. The Literary OK; 10. Oklahoma Is OK; 11. Okey-Dokey; 12. Modern OK Literature; 13. The Practical OK; 14. The World-and England; 15. The Lifemanship OK; 16. The Psychological OK; 17. The American Philosophy; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826147403321 |
Metcalf Allan A | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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