Damp squid : the English language laid bare (Record no. 44858)
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| fixed length control field | 01440nam a2200193 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780199574094 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0199239061 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 420 |
| Item number | BUT |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Butterfield, Jeremy, |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Damp squid : the English language laid bare |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Name of publisher | Oxford University Press ; |
| Year of publication | 2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 179 p. ; |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | A sea change: the corpus -- Size matters: how many words? -- Your Roman-Saxon-Danish-Norman English: where do words come from? -- Beware of heard: why spelling wobbles -- Which is to be master? meaning in context -- Words of a feather: word groupings -- Cats and dogs: idiomatic phrases -- Grammar that can govern even kings: what do we mean by grammar? -- Style wars: usages people hate. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Delves into the way the English language developed throughout history and the manner in which it is used in the modern day through observations about its commonalities and peculiarities, enhanced with charts, examples, spelling, and idioms. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Using evidence from the world's largest language databank, the Oxford English Corpus, Butterfield uncovers fascinating facts about the English language. Where does our vocabulary come from? How is our language really being used? How do word meanings change? This entertaining book has the authoritative answers to key questions about our language. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | English language |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | English language - Usage |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Lending Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Stacks | 26/07/2021 | Purchase | 2275.00 | 420 BUT | 016085 | Lending Books |