31.431, Books: Bagels, Bumf, and Buses: Horobin

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Subject: 31.431, Books: Bagels, Bumf, and Buses: Horobin

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Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 20:56:47
From:  Oxford University Press [HumanitiesMarketing at oup.com]
Subject: Bagels, Bumf, and Buses: Horobin

 


Title: Bagels, Bumf, and Buses 
Subtitle: A Day in the Life of the English Language 
Publication Year: 2020 
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Book URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/bagels-bumf-and-buses-9780198832270?utm_source=linguistlist&utm_medium=listserv&utm_campaign=linguistics 


Author: Simon Horobin

Hardback: ISBN:  9780198832270 Pages: 256 Price: U.S. $ 21.95


Abstract:

Where do our everyday words come from? The bagel you eat for breakfast, the
bumf you have to wade through at the office, and the bus that takes you home
again: we use these words without thinking about their origins or how their
meanings have changed over time. Simon Horobin takes the reader on a journey
through a typical day, showing how the words we use to describe routine
activities - getting up, going to work, eating meals - have surprisingly
fascinating histories.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Language Documentation


Written In: English  (eng)

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