The Resource Made in America : an informal history of American English, Bill Bryson
Made in America : an informal history of American English, Bill Bryson
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- Summary
- Bill Bryson turns away from travelling the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid and Notes from a Big Country, for a fast, exhilarating ride along the Route 66 of American language and popular culture. In Made in America, Bryson tells the story of how American arose out of the English language, and along the way, de-mythologises his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', how they were eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up - as well as exposing the true origins of the words G-string, blockbuster, poker and snafu
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvii, 566 pages
- Note
- Originally published: Martin Secker & Warburg, 1994
- Isbn
- 9781784161866
- Label
- Made in America : an informal history of American English
- Title
- Made in America
- Title remainder
- an informal history of American English
- Statement of responsibility
- Bill Bryson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Bill Bryson turns away from travelling the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid and Notes from a Big Country, for a fast, exhilarating ride along the Route 66 of American language and popular culture. In Made in America, Bryson tells the story of how American arose out of the English language, and along the way, de-mythologises his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', how they were eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up - as well as exposing the true origins of the words G-string, blockbuster, poker and snafu
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bryson, Bill
- Dewey number
- 427.973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Bryson, Bill
- Americanisms
- English language
- Popular culture
- United States
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Made in America : an informal history of American English, Bill Bryson
- Note
- Originally published: Martin Secker & Warburg, 1994
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000058758474
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xvii, 566 pages
- Isbn
- 9781784161866
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)959911854
- Label
- Made in America : an informal history of American English, Bill Bryson
- Note
- Originally published: Martin Secker & Warburg, 1994
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000058758474
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xvii, 566 pages
- Isbn
- 9781784161866
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)959911854
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