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100 _aDent, Susie
245 _aFanboys and overdogs the language report
_c/ Susie Dent
260 _aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2005
300 _a163 p.
505 _a1. The Language of Events 2. Bubbling Under: The Words of the Moment 3. Regulating Confusion: The Task of the Dictionary-Makers 4. Ever-Increasing Circles: The Making of New Words 5. Words Apart: 1905 vs 2005 6. Bigging It Up and Playing It Down: Euphemism and Exaggeration 7. Dog-Whistling in the Wind: Political Talk 8. Words in the Spotlight 9. Showing Your Label: Language on the Social Ladder 10. Worth a Thousand Words: Images and Allusions 11. Shocking English: The Vocabulary of Swearing 12. Oncoming Priority: British English in the US 13. For Better or Worse: Our Changing Usage 14. Language in the Buff: The New Slang
546 _aEnglish
650 _aFanboys--Overdogs--Language--Report
942 _cBK
999 _c26747
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