|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Icon Description
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More
Books
|
|
|
|
To find more items like this one, go to:
|
|
|
|
|
literature
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
There's a Word for It: The Explosion of the American Language Since 1900
|
|
|
|
|
Author
|
|
|
Sol Steinmetz.
|
|
|
Publisher
|
Harmony
|
|
Format
|
hardcover
|
|
Product Dimensions
|
7.4
x
5
x
0.9
inches
|
|
ISBN
|
9780375426179
|
|
Pages/Publication Date
|
246/2010
|
|
Daedalus Item Code
|
21093
|
|
|
|
List Price:
$19.99
Sale Price:
$2.98
You Save:
$17.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
|
|
|
From the turn of the 20th century to today, our language has grown by some 500,000 new words—at least, that's today's best guesstimate (1936). What accounts for this quantum leap (1924)? Language expert Sol Steinmetz takes readers on a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (1949), decade-by-decade joyride (1908) through our cultural history since 1900, as seen through the words and terms we've invented to describe it all. From the quaintly genteel days of the 1900s (when we first heard such words as nickelodeon, escalator, and, believe it or not, Ms.) through the Roaring Twenties (the time of flappers, jalopies, and bootleg booze) to the postwar 50s (the years of rock 'n' roll, beatniks, and blast-offs) and into the new millennium (with its blogs, Google, and Obamamania), this feast for word geeks (1984) is a boffo (1934) celebration of linguistic esoterica (1929).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You might also like:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory
|
| Roy Blount Jr. |
| Publisher: FSG. Format: paperback. ISBN: 9780374532048. Daedalus Item Code: 23849 |
| List Price: $15.00 Sale Price: $4.98
You Save: $10.02 |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Secret Language
|
| Barry J. Blake. |
| Publisher: Oxford. Format: hardcover. ISBN: 9780199579280. Daedalus Item Code: 24149 |
| List Price: $24.95 Sale Price: $5.98
You Save: $18.97 |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| 100 Words to Make You Sound Great
|
| The Editors of American Heritage. |
| Publisher: Houghton Mifflin. Format: paperback. ISBN: 9780618883103. Daedalus Item Code: 31518 |
| List Price: $6.95 Sale Price: $2.98
You Save: $3.97 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
