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008			160209s2016 nyu 001 0 eng
010			_a 2015050775
020			_a9781627794718 (hardback)
020			_z9781627794732 (electronic book)
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dMvI
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aP40.5.L54 _bM39 2015
082	0	0	_a417/.7 _223
084			_aLAN009000 _aLAN024000 _aLAN006000 _2bisacsh
100	1		_aMcWhorter, John H.,
245	1	0	_aWords on the move : _bwhy English wont and cant sit still (like, literally) / _cJohn McWhorter.
263			_a1609
264		1	_aNew York : _bHenry Holt and Co., _c2016.
300			_apages cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aLinguistic change.
650		0	_aLanguage and languages _xVariation.
650		0	_aLanguage and languages _xEtymology.
650		0	_aSociolinguistics.
650		7	_aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Etymology. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation. _2bisacsh
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949			_aP40.5 .L54 M39 2015 _wLC _c1 _hEY8Z _i33039001399285
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