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Weeds in the Garden of Words - Further Observations on the Tangled History of the English Language (Paperback) Loot Price: R948

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Weeds in the Garden of Words - Further Observations on the Tangled History of the English Language (Paperback): Kate Burridge

Weeds in the Garden of Words - Further Observations on the Tangled History of the English Language (Paperback)

Kate Burridge

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If the English language is a glorious garden, filled with exotic hybrids and the continuing tradition of heritage specimens, then it is no surprise that we will also find some weeds. Linguistic weeds may have pronunciations we don't want or constructions that are out of place. We may be trying to hold on to words and usage we should perhaps have said farewell to. But as all gardeners know, what one gardener calls a 'weed', another may call a 'flower'. The same goes for words and their usage in English - sometimes we just haven't realized their virtues. Kate Burridge follows the international success of her book Blooming English with another entertaining excursion into the ever-changing nature of our complex and captivating language.

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Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	Kate Burridge
Dimensions:	217 x 137 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-61823-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-61823-1
Barcode:	9780521618236