Burridge, Kate, <br/><br/>
Blooming English :  observations on the roots, cultivation and hybrids of the English language / 
Kate Burridge. 
 - v, 242 pages ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/> Originally published: Sydney : ABC Books, 2002. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-235) and index. 
<br/><br/> Why a garden? --  The complexity of language --  Language change --  Word creation --  Meaning shifts --  Relics of linguistic change --  The nature of exotics --  Bad language --  Colloquial today, standard English tomorrow --  Our untidy English --  Sound symbolism --  What is correct English? --  Dictionaries, style guides and grammars --  Personal names --  Dirty words --  Taboo language. 
<br/><br/> "This book celebrates our capacity to play with language, as well as examining the ways we use it: in slang and jargon, swearing, speaking the unspeakable, or concealing unpleasant or inconvenient facts. It is a book for browsing, for finding intriguing snippets about language, history and social customs, and a formidable weapon in word games."--BOOK JACKET. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0521839483 9780521839488 0521548322 9780521548328 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004301767 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language<br/>English language--Roots<br/>English language--Variation
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1072  / .B83 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>420