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02981nam a22004218i 4500 |
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2015050775 |
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DLC |
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20190729110546.0 |
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160209s2016 nyu 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2015050775 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781627794718 (hardback) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN |
9781627794732 (electronic book) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
MvI |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
P40.5.L54 |
| Item number |
M39 2015 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
417/.7 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 084 ## - OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
LAN009000 |
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LAN024000 |
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LAN006000 |
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bisacsh |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
McWhorter, John H., |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Words on the move : |
| Remainder of title |
why English wont and cant sit still (like, literally) / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
John McWhorter. |
| 263 ## - PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE |
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| Projected publication date |
1609 |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Henry Holt and Co., |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2016. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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pages cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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text |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"A bestselling linguist takes us on a lively tour of how the English language is evolving before our eyes and why we should embrace this transformation and not fight it. Language is always changing -- but we tend not to like it. We understand that new words must be created for new things, but the way English is spoken today rubs many of us the wrong way. Whether its the use of literally to mean "figuratively" rather than "by the letter" or the way young people use LOL and like or business jargon like Whats the ask? it often seems as if the language is deteriorating before our eyes. But the truth is different and a lot less scary, as John McWhorter shows in this delightful and eye-opening exploration of how English has always been in motion and continues to evolve today. Drawing examples from everyday life and employing a generous helping of humor, he shows that these shifts are a natural process common to all languages, and that we should embrace and appreciate these changes, not condemn them. Words on the Move opens our eyes to the surprising backstories to the words and expressions we use every day. Did you know that silly once meant "blessed?" Or that ought was the original past tense of owe? Or that the suffixly in adverbs is actually a remnant of the word like? And have you ever wondered why some people from New Orleans sound as if they come from Brooklyn? McWhorter encourages us to marvel at the dynamism and resilience of the English language, and his book offers a lively journey through which we discover that words are ever on the move and our lives are all the richer for it"-- |
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Provided by publisher. |
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| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Linguistic change. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Language and languages |
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Variation. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Language and languages |
| General subdivision |
Etymology. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Sociolinguistics. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Etymology. |
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bisacsh |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation. |
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bisacsh |
| 948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN) |
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| Series part designator, SPT (RLIN) |
u613444 |
| 949 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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