Words in time and place : exploring language through the historical thesaurus of the Oxford English dictionary, by David Crystal
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- Words in time and place : exploring language through the historical thesaurus of the Oxford English dictionary, by David Crystal
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- exploring language through the historical thesaurus of the Oxford English dictionary
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- by David Crystal
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 251) and indexes
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- Contents note: 1.From swelt to zonk: words for dying -- 2.From neb to hooter: words for nose -- 3.From cup-shot to rat-arsed: words for being drunk -- 4.From meatship to trough, and nuncheon to short-eat: words for a (light) meal -- 5.From gong to shitter, and closet to the House of Lords: words for a privy -- 6.From dizzy to numpty: words for a fool -- 7.From darling to lamb-chop: terms of endearment -- 8.From lo to knickers, and aplight to sapristi: oaths and exclamations -- 9.From guest house to B & B, and hotel to floatel: words for inns and hotels -- 10.From meretrix to parlor girl: words for a prostitute -- 11.From mint to dosh: words for money -- 12.From smolt to untempestuous, and reigh to ugly: words for calm and stormy weather -- 13.From ealda to geriatric, bevar to poppa stoppa, and trot to old boot: words for old person, old man, old woman -- 14.From skiffle to grime: words for types of pop music --
- Contents note continued: 15.From astronaut to Skylab: words for spacecraft
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- 000053422693
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 288 pages
- Isbn
- 9780199680474
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- (hbk.)
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- u153842
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