Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.ĭavid Barnhart. A Survey of Verb Forms in the Eastern United States. Seary's 1977 book, now newly reset, provides documented evidence of the history of nearly 3,000 surnames, since the seventeenth century, together with linguistic origins in the British Isles and France, locations in the island, and statistics on name frequencies.Į. Corrected edition of Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, by E.R.
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Earlier books by this author in this series include The Complete Book of Superstition, Prophecy, and Luck and The Complete Book of Spells, Curses, and Magical Recipes. New York: Barricade Books London: Souvenir Press, 1998. Biographical sketches of hundreds of musicians. Unsung: A History of Women in American Music. Second edition of 1,000 terms from military history.Ĭhristine Ammer. Fighting Words from War, Rebellion, and Other Combative Capers.
A compendium of more than 3,500 cliches, giving their meaning, origin, and early and present-day usage.Ĭhristine Ammer. Facts on File/Checkmark Books, October 2001. A thousand animal words and phrases and their sources.Ĭhristine Ammer. Cool Cats, Top Dogs, and Other Beastly Expressions. Valuable for learning or teaching English as a second language.Ĭhristine Ammer. Each is defined, illustrated in usage, and dated, with many including additional history. The most comprehensive collection of idiomatic expressions, some 10,000 verbal phrases ( act up, get down), figures of speech ( dark horse, blind as a bat), interjections and formulas ( says who, take care) and slang ( buy the farm, push the envelope). The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms.
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More than 1,000 authoritative entries addressing the full range of women's health issues, including puberty, childbearing, infertility, autoimmune disorders, cancer, diet, exercise, menopause, and treatments.Ĭhristine Ammer. New York: Facts on File (hardcover) $50 Checkmark Books (paperback) $20. The New A To Z Of Women's Health: A Concise Encyclopedia, 4th edition. Includes essays by Michael Montgomery on British and Irish Antecedents Fred Cassidy and Joan Hall on Americanisms Jonathan Lighter on Slang Lee Pederson on Dialects Sali Mufwene on African-American English Ron Butters on Grammatical Structure Ed Finegan on Usage, and Richard Bailey on American English Abroad.Ĭhristine Ammer. This volume traces developments in orthography and punctuation, phonology and morphology, syntax, lexis and semantics, regional and social variation, and the literary language. Cambridge University Press, December 2001. The Cambridge History of the English Language, Volume VI: English in North America. Introduced by Jane Espenson, one of the show's writers and herself a linguist. The book concludes with a bibliography and a lengthy index, a guide to sources (novels based on the show, magazine articles about the show, and language culled from the official posting board) and an appendix of slang-making suffixes. A detailed glossary of slayer slang follows, annotated with actual dialogue. (Already out of stock, but more copies will be printed soon.) The book begins with a synopsis of the program's history and a defense of ephemeral language. Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon. There is a list of publishers of language-related books at the University of Rochester Linguistics Department. This list includes books written, edited or recommended by society members. JavaScript must be enabled to display this email address. About ADS | Email Discussion List | Links
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