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ALLAN, KEITH & KATE BURRIDGE

Euphemism and Dysphemism: Language Used As Shield and Weapon

Oxford University Press, USA, 1991. Hardcover. ISBN: 0195066227. Name on endpaper; 1.1 x 9.2 x 5.9 Inches; 288 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 250602

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Keywords: 0195066227 Linguistics

BURRIDGE, KATE

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

Cambridge, Cambridge Univ Pr. 2004. (ISBN: 0521548322). Softcover, 8vo. pp. v 242."This book celebrates our capacity to play with language, and examines how we use it: in slang and jargon, swearing, speaking the unspeakable, or concealing unpleasant or inconvenient facts. It is a book for browsing, for finding beguiling snippets about language, history and social customs, and a formidable weapon in word games. ". Very Good/Paperback.

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Book number: R02160

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Catalogue: Reference

Keywords: Reference 0521548322

BURRIDGE, KATE:

WEEDS IN THE GARDEN OF WORDS. Further observations on the tangled history of the English language.

(Sydney), ABC Books, (2004). Wrappers, pp. 230. Fine. ISBN 0 7333 1410 4.

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Book number: 82730

AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 US$ 15.98 | £UK 10.25 | JP¥ 1241]

Keywords: English language linguistics words