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Weeds in the Garden of Words
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 23.00Kate Burridge provides an entertaining look at unacceptable words, phrases and pronunciations in English. more...
Syntactic Change in Germanic
John Benjamins Publishing Company 1993; US$ 165.00This study examines certain features of Dutch syntax between approximately 1300 and 1650. Of central importance are the overall developments in the word order patterning and the various changes they entail elsewhere in the grammar, such as in the negative construction. After an introductory chapter providing goals and background for the study, the... more...
Blooming English
HarperCollins Publishers 2012; US$ 18.11Based on Kate Burridge's ABC Radio call-in show about language, this book reveals the seemingly limitless fascination English speakers have for the language and the joy with which we all work and play with it: punning; telling riddles; using slang, jargon, and secret languages; and examining, and arguing about usage. In Blooming English Kate Burridge... more...
Gift of the Gob: Morsels of English Language History
HarperCollins Publishers 2011; US$ 19.92Morsels of English Language History Why can we fall in love but not in hate? What do codswallop and poppycock share? Why not one house and two hice? How come we scream blue murder, sing the blues and turn the air blue? In GIFT OF THE GOB Professor of Linguistics Kate Burridge explores ?our language and the everlasting tug-of-love that exists... more...
Weeds in the Garden of Words: Further observations of the tangled histor y of the English language
HarperCollins Publishers 2012; US$ 18.11People who love English - the way words are used and put together to create meaning; the arcane rules and infuriating exceptions; the vital, living history of the way the language has changed through the centuries to create a richness and depth that exceeds that of many other languages - are often very passionate about how it is used and how it is... more...
Forbidden Words
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 33.00Examines how we use language to swear, to insult, and also to be politically correct. more...
Introducing English Grammar, Second Edition
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 35.95Answering key questions such as 'Why study grammar?' and 'What is standard English?', Introducing English Grammar guides readers through the practical analysis of the syntax of English sentences. With all special terms carefully explained as they are introduced, the book is written for readers with no previous experience of grammatical analysis.... more...
Historical Linguistics 2001
John Benjamins Publishing Company 2003; US$ 203.00This is a selection of papers from the 15th International Conference on Historical Linguistics held in Melbourne 13-17 August 2001, hosted by the Linguistics Program at La Trobe University. The papers range from the general theoretical to the study of particular languages and embrace most areas of linguistics, particularly morpho-syntax. more...
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