(Paperback)
By: Amanda Laugesen
ISBN: 9781742236636
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Nov 2020
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
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Letting rip with a choice swear word or two has long been a very Aussie thing to do. From the defiant curses of the convicts and bullock drivers to the humour of Kath and Kim, Amanda Laugesen takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of Australia's bad language to reveal Australians preoccupations and concerns.
(Hardback)
By: Michael Rosen
ISBN: 9781529148916
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2024
UK Publication Date: 5th September 2024
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
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(Hardback)
By: Simon Heffer
ISBN: 9781529152791
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2024
UK Publication Date: 19th September 2024
Publisher: Cornerstone
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(Paperback, Main)
By: David Crystal
ISBN: 9781846685682
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2013
UK Publication Date: 19th September 2013
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
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A unique journey through English spelling, untangling the fascinating origins of its greatest eccentricities.
(Hardback)
By: David Crystal
ISBN: 9781851245529
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2021
Publisher: Bodleian Library
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The vocabulary of past times is always fascinating, especially when we see how it was pilloried by the satirists of the day. In this intriguing collection, David Crystal has pored through the pages of the satirical magazine 'Punch', and reveals how many present-day feelings about words have their origins over a century ago.
(Hardback)
By: Rik Smits
ISBN: 9781789145946
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2022
UK Publication Date: 11th July 2022
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A dive into salty and artful language, invective and off-colour jokes the world over.
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By: Zoran Nikolic
ISBN: 9780008469597
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2022
UK Publication Date: 14th October 2021
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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The ideal gift for anyone interested in language, geography and people.
We communicate through the spoken and written word and language has evolved over the centuries. Many languages have survived although only in small pockets throughout the world. This book explores a selection of those languages.
(Paperback)
By: Morten H. Christiansen
ISBN: 9781787633490
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2022
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
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(Paperback)
By: Morten H. Christiansen
ISBN: 9781804991008
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2023
UK Publication Date: 4th May 2023
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: Morten H. Christiansen
ISBN: 9781787633483
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2022
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
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(Paperback, Main)
By: Arthur der Weduwen
ISBN: 9781788163439
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2022
UK Publication Date: 29th September 2022
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
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Princes, collectors, bookworms and thieves: the extraordinary story of the library, from Alexandria to the age of Google.
(Paperback)
By: W Foster
ISBN: 9781921844768
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Scribe Publications
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Do you know Why 'The dog followed Harry and I' Is Wrong How to avoid the construction 'The reason why ... was because' When to use 'fewer' and when to use 'less' All this - and more - was taught in Australian schools many decades ago.
(Hardback)
By: Gemini Books
ISBN: 9781786751867
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2024
UK Publication Date: 23rd January 2025
Publisher: Gemini Books Group Ltd
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An excellent beginner's guide to the uniquely colourful English spoken in Scotland, including Scottish slang and idioms, many derived from Scottish Gaelic. Here you will everyday phrases, compliments and even insults.
(Hardback)
By: Claire Cock-Starkey
ISBN: 9781851244980
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2018
Publisher: Bodleian Library
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Encompassing eponyms from medicine, botany, invention, science, fashion, food and literature, this book uncovers the intriguing tales of discovery, mythology, innovation and infamy behind the eponyms we use every day. The perfect addition to any wordsmiths bookshelf.
(Paperback)
By: Kel Richards
ISBN: 9781742232317
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2015
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
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Today there is clearly a distinctive Australian regional dialect with its own place among the global family of Englishes. A lively narrative, this book tells the story of the birth, rise and triumphant progress of the colourful dingo lingo that we know today as Aussie English.
(Paperback, Main)
By: Hana Videen
ISBN: 9781788166119
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2022
UK Publication Date: 6th October 2022
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
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An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly apt words from the origins of English.
(Paperback)
By: Don Watson
ISBN: 9780857983442
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2015
Publisher: Random House Australia
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(Paperback, Large Print Edition)
By: Max Cryer
ISBN: 9780369338952
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2020
Publisher: Read How You Want
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(Paperback)
By: Ammon Shea
ISBN: 9780399165580
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2017
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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(Paperback)
By: Alex Games
ISBN: 9781849909747
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Feb 2015
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
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By grouping words into distinct themes - such as put downs and insults, the vocab of fashionistas and the lingo of dodgy dealings - Balderdash & Piffle looks at the English language in a fresh and revealing light.
(Paperback)
By: Naiying Yuan
ISBN: 9780691174570
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Apr 2017
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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(Paperback)
By: Nataly Kelly
ISBN: 9780399537974
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2013
UK Publication Date: 4th October 2012
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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(Paperback)
By: Kate Burridge
ISBN: 9780733324048
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2010
Publisher: ABC Books
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Why can we fall in love but not in hate What do codswallop and poppycock share Why not one house and two hice How come we scream blue murder, sing the blues and turn the air blue In Gift of the Gob Kate Burridge explores our language and the everlasting tug-of-love that exists between 'proper' English and its wayward relation: slang.
(Hardback)
By: Mr Philip Gooden
ISBN: 9781408151440
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Fascinating and illumating, Idiomantics is a unique exploration of the world's most unusual idiomatic phrases.
