TY  - BOOK
AU  - Burridge,Kate
TI  - Blooming English: observations on the roots, cultivation and hybrids of the English language 
SN  - 0521839483
AV  - PE1072 .B83 2004
U1  - 420 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - English language
KW  - Roots
KW  - Variation
N1  - Originally published: Sydney : ABC Books, 2002; Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-235) and index; 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
N2  - "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
ER  -