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OverviewThis book presents an overview of the development of English vocabulary from 1900 to the present day. It is a wonderful collection of words that define the twentieth century. A chapter is devoted to each decade of the twentieth century, with each one divided into two parts. The first part is an introductory essay setting the background against which the following new words came into being, and areas of particular importance or interest will be highlighted. Following this is a dictionary-style presentation of vocabulary that came into English during that decade. These words are listed alphabetically, and entries will include the earliest recorded date of each word. There is also a Chronology which highlights the key entries for each decade and gives an overview of the century's history and developments. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John Ayto , John AytoPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 1.104kg ISBN: 9780198602309ISBN 10: 0198602308 Pages: 640 Publication Date: 01 November 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews'Words', Ayto writes, 'are a mirror of our times'. As our eventful century draws to a close and authors rush to publish their take on it, here is a slightly different approach to documenting those times - a decade by decade roster of 'new' words. Each decade has a short introduction which outlines its main lexical developments, and is followed by an alphabetical list of words, followed by explanations, examples of their use and an approximate date at which they appeared. An absolutely terrific book, brimming with nostalgia, thoroughly addictive and full of surprises (who'd have thought 'anorexic' first appeared in the 1900s?). (Kirkus UK) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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