Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English Language Book

Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English Language, , Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English Language

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Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English Language
Written by author Kate Burridge
Published by Cambridge University Press, May 2004
English is the most creative, changeable and imaginative of languages. Some words are invented to meet temporary needs and are quickly discarded; others carry meanings hundreds of years old. Language fascinates us, and we spend a lot of time playing with

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Why a garden? 1
The complexity of language 7
Language change 26
Word creation 43
Meaning shifts 56
Relics of linguistic change 79
The nature of exotics 85
Bad language 92
Colloquial today, standard English tomorrow 111
Our untidy English 129
Sound symbolism 142
What is correct English? 154
Dictionaries, style guides and grammars 164
Personal names 187
Dirty words 199
Taboo language 212

Title: Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English Language

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University Press

Item Number: 9780521839488

Publication Date: May 2004

Number: 1

Product Description: Full Name: Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English Language; Short Name:Blooming English

Universal Product Code (UPC): 9780521839488

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Rating: 3/5 based on 2 Reviews

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Date Added: August 25, 2020, Added By: Ross

Date Last Edited: August 25, 2020, Edited By: Ross

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reviewed Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English Language on January 11, 2014

Blooming English

If you like words and language and the history of how it developed...and I do. however it is pretty dry reading. not a relaxing read

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