| What's Their Story?: A History of Australian Words Contributor(s): Moore, Bruce (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195575008 ISBN-13: 9780195575002 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Word Lists - Literary Collections | Australian & Oceanian - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: 427.994 |
| LCCN: 2010674077 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" (0.45 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At last the real stories behind some of Australia's unique and best-loved words are now ready to be told. A companion volume to Bruce Moore's highly-successful Speaking Our Language, this major new work examines Australian words from two main perspectives: the histories of particular words, and the history of thematically linked words. This is a collection of words that have interesting, challenging and often disputed stories to be told about their origins. Designed to be read from beginning to end, or dipped into at any of the headwords, What's Their Story is the ideal reference for all lovers of our language. |