The prodigal tongue : dispatches from the future of English /: dispatches from the future of English. ([2009])

• Record Type: Book
• 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 -- [e-mail]: 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.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: 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).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.