Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare : Linguistics: Translation Language and Linguistics:

Author: Jeremy Butterfield
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 14498

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.9

ISBN: 0199239061
Dewey Decimal Number: 428
EAN: 9780199239061
ASIN: 0199239061

Publication Date: October 30, 2008
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

A fascinating read December 17, 2008
What have "women and sticks" to do with "cats and dogs" ? What do "which" and "want" have in common? What is a corpus, and why does it matter ? The answers to these - and many more - questions are all to be found in this gem of a book.

Jeremy Butterfield writes with wit, style and authority on the elusive mysteries of the English language - a subject to which he has dedicated the bulk of his working life. The book is a fascinating and highly informative analysis of how our language is used and how it is evolving.

Highly recommended.

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