Language in Action is a big book on a big subject, all about
geolinguistics (who speaks what language or languages where and
what that means in terms of culture and politics, trade and all
other aspects of life) and also onomastics (the study of proper
nouns, names in life and literature). Subjects addressed are Early
American, US dialects, the differences between the British and
American languages, English in India, Freshman English as a Second
and Foreign Language, Burundi and French in Africa, various Celtic
languages, Cuban Spanish, Dutch and English, the language of the
Gilbert & Ellis Islands, Gobbledygook and jargon, Kamtok in
Papua New Guinea, Spanglish, the placenames of the Dakotas,
Norwegian and English, odd languages of Europe (living and dead),
origins of 55 common expressions, Polish and Polish-Americans,
rules of the language game, secret languages, Spanish regional
languages, Suriname as a multilingual society, English in
Switzerland, Yiddish and Yinglish, strange languages of Africa,
classical languages, Amerindian names, names in business and real
estate, the SoHo neighborhood of New York City, changing names,
names for houses, names in magic, placenames of Iowa, word games,
names in satire and in literary onomastics in general, Martin Amis'
Money: A Suicide Note and satire as sociolinguistics, names in
folklore, political language, slang in US politics, personal and
national identity, and the language of minority politics-all in
terms the average reader can easily understand.
General
Imprint: |
X Libris
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2009 |
First published: |
September 2009 |
Authors: |
Leonard R. N Ashley
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 40mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
800 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4363-9326-3 |
Languages: |
English
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Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
General
|
LSN: |
1-4363-9326-4 |
Barcode: |
9781436393263 |
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