Movers and Shakers: A Chronology of Words That Shaped Our Age

by John Ayto

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Take a fascinating journey from cornflakes (1907) to spam (1994). This vivid picture of the last 105 years is based on John Ayto's critically acclaimed Twentieth Century Words, and gives a selection of the key words added to the English language in the twentieth century.

For each decade, an introductory essay identifies the main historical, cultural, and scientific currents, and shows how they contributed new vocabulary to the language. An...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0198614527

ISBN13:9780198614524

Release Date:December 2006

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 8.8"

Related Subjects

Dictionaries & Thesauruses Education & Reference English Etymology Foreign Language Study & Reference Historical Study & Educational Resources History Humanities Language Arts Linguistics

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