| Bagels, Bumf, and Buses: A Day in the Life of the English Language Contributor(s): Horobin, Simon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198832273 ISBN-13: 9780198832270 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $22.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Historical & Comparative - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Etymology |
| Dewey: 422 |
| LCCN: 2019936810 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.6" W x 8.7" (0.80 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Where do our everyday words come from? The bagel you eat for breakfast, the bumf you have to wade through at the office, and the bus that takes you home again: we use these words without thinking about their origins or how their meanings have changed over time. Simon Horobin takes the reader on a journey through a typical day, showing how the words we use to describe routine activities - getting up, going to work, eating meals - have surprisingly fascinating histories. |