Love it or hate it, the exclamation mark has been with us from
Beowulf to the spam email - an enthusiastic history for language
lovers! Few punctuation marks elicit quite as much love or hate as
the exclamation mark. It's bubbly and exuberant, an emotional
amplifier whose flamboyantly dramatic gesture lets the reader know:
here be feelings! Scott Fitzgerald famously stated exclamation
marks are like laughing at your own joke; Terry Pratchett had a
character say that multiple !!! are a 'sure sign of a diseased
mind'. So what's the deal with ! ? An Admirable Point recuperates
the exclamation mark from its much maligned place at the bottom of
the punctuation hierarchy. It explores how ! came about in the
first place some six hundred years ago, and uncovers the many ways
in which ! has left its mark on art, literature, (pop) culture, and
just about any sphere of human activity - from Beowulf to spam
emails, ee cummings to neuroscience. Whether you think it's
over-used, or enthusiastically sprinkle your writing with it, ! is
inescapable.
General
| Imprint: |
Profile Books Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
November 2022 |
| First published: |
2022 |
| Authors: |
Florence Hazrat
|
| Dimensions: |
200 x 134 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Trade binding
|
| Pages: |
176 |
| Edition: |
Main |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-80081-197-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-80081-197-7 |
| Barcode: |
9781800811973 |
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