The Way We Talk Now

Name: The Way We Talk Now
Brand: Houghton Mifflin
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By Geoffrey Nunberg

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Description

This engaging collection of National Public Radio broadcasts and magazine pieces by one of America’s best-known linguists covers the waterfront of contemporary culture by taking stock of its words and phrases. From our metaphors for the Internet (“Virtual Rialto”) to the perils of electronic grammar checkers (“The Software We Deserve”), from traditional grammatical bugaboos (“Sex and the Singular Verb”) to the ways we talk about illicit love (“Affairs of State”), Geoffrey Nunberg shows just how much the language we use from day to day reveals about who we are and who we want to be.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

256

Release Date:

2001-10-15

Publication Date:

2001-10-01

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0618116036

ISBN13:

9780618116034

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

366 g

Height:

140 cm

Width:

216 cm

Thickness:

15 cm

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