4 edition of Weeds in the Garden of Words found in the catalog.
Published
June 20, 2005
by Cambridge University Press
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Written in English
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | 206 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL7766770M |
| ISBN 10 | 0521853133 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780521853132 |
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Visit » About. Column. CONTACT. Customer 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 In Weeds in the Garden of Words, linguist Kate Burridge compares the English language to a garden.
There are some flowers that look lovely, but your neighbor, who considers herself a gardening expert, says they are weeds. Should you follow her advice and root them up. Maybe it depends on your definition of › Books › Crafts, Hobbies & Home › Gardening & Landscape Design.
The English language is a glorious garden, but it also contains some weeds. Linguistic weeds may be slang expressions, non-standard pronunciations, or constructions that are out of place. But what one gardener calls a 'weed', another may call a 'flower'.
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There’s the usual seasonal garden sountrack, a micro review of two more of my favourite gardening books, and some really bad Ground ivy, a common lawn weed, goes by a number of names. For instance, it is also called "gill," "gill-over-the-ground" and "creeping charlie." Although considered a weed, ground ivy has a pretty flower and, when you mow this weed, it gives off a pleasing aroma.
Ground ivy is also used as a medicinal herb. Purslane (Portulaca olearacea)) Kate Burridge brings heavy duty linguistics expertise, along with her own delight in the etmylogy and semiology of words to her new book, Weeds in the Garden of Words.
Garden weeds is a metaphor which shapes and structures the book, which contains chapters on lexical weeks like jargon, slang, euphemism, word origins and meaning shifts A Gardener's Guide to Identifying and Controlling Weeds.
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Like its predecessor, it has now been republished by Cambridge University Weeds in the Garden of Words is the perfect book for people who love English. Professor Kate Burridge's book is approachable, entertaining and fun - designed to browse through and find oneself hooked by fascinating pieces on such topics as why verbs move to nouns and vice versa, why pronunciation may differ from place to place, why regionalisms develop and the creative way of slang and › Reference › Language.
About the Book People 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 changing and about all its.
Weeds in the Garden of Words Further Observations on the Tangled History of the English Language Kate Burridge Cambridge: CUP 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 haveWeeds are wild plants in the wrong place. They may have benefits for wildlife in your garden, but if you want to get rid of them, check first how they grow and spread.
Level of expertise needed. Annual weeds produce lots of seeds, so hoeing off young plants before these release stops another generation. Hairy-leaved perennial to 80cm with Weeds in the Garden of Words: Further Observations on the Tangled History of the English Language eBook: Burridge, Kate: : Kindle Store
