The prodigal tongue : dispatches from the future of English /: dispatches from the future of English. ([2009])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- The prodigal tongue : dispatches from the future of English /: dispatches from the future of English. ([2009])
- Main Title:
- The prodigal tongue : dispatches from the future of English
- Further Information:
- Note: Mark Abley.
- Other Names:
- Abley, Mark
- Contents:
- Roarific: the power of language change -- Bouncebackability: how words are created and organized -- Throw away your dictionaries: Asian English -- Your rule will soon be here: global English -- Hippu hangu: language in Japan -- Radiante: languages in Los Angeles -- Every single trend: Black English and hip-hop -- Words@future.now: language in cyberspace -- Whoa, how very: words and the fictional future -- The soul's ozone: keeping language real.
- Publisher Details:
- London : Arrow
- Publication Date:
- 2009
- Copyright Date:
- 2009
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (262 pages)
- Subjects:
- 427
English language -- History
English language -- Forecasting
English language -- Dialects
English language -- Etymology
English language -- Foreign words and phrases
English language -- Influence on foreign languages
Gegenwartssprache
Prognose
Sprachentwicklung
Sprachwandel
Englisch
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781407008431
1407008439 - Related ISBNs:
- 9780099484462
0099484463 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- Physical Locations:
- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.186778
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