Curzan, Anne.
The secret life of words English words and their origins / [sound recording] : Anne Curzan. - 6 videodiscs (1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in + 1 course guidebook (vi, 269 pages ; 19 cm) vi, 269 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. - 090000 - The great courses, literature & language, writing . - Great courses (Compact disc) .
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"36 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.
Winning words, banished words -- The life of a word, from birth ot death -- The human hands behind dictionaries -- Treasure houses, theft, and traps -- Yarn and clues-- new word meanings -- Smog, mob, bling-- new words -- "Often" versus "offen"-- pronunciation -- Fighting over zippers -- Opening the early English word-hoard -- Safe and sound-- the French invasion -- Magnifical dexterity-- Latin and learning -- Chutzpah to pajamas-- world borrowings -- The pop/soda/coke divide -- Maths, wombats and Les bluejeans -- Foot and pedestrian-- word cousins -- Desultory somersaults--Latin roots -- Analogous prologues-- Greek roots -- The tough stuff of English spelling -- The b in debt-- meddling in spelling -- Of mice, men and y'all -- I'm good-- or am I well? -- How snuck sneaked in -- Um, well, like, you know -- Wicked cool-- the irreverence of slang -- Boy toys and bad eggs-- slang wordplay -- Spinster, bachelor, guy, dude -- Firefighters and freshpersons -- A slam dunk-- the language of sports -- Fooling around-- the language of love -- Gung ho-- the language of war -- Fillibustering-- the language of politics -- LOL-- the language of the internet -- #$@%!-- forbidden words -- Couldn't (or could) care less -- Musquirt and other lexical gaps -- Playing fast and loose with words. disc 1. disc 2. disc 3. disc 4. disc 5. disc 6. Disc 1. Winning words, banished words ; The life of a word, from birth to death ; The human hands behind dictionaries ; Treasure houses, theft, and traps ; Yarn and clues--New word meanings ; Smog, mob, bling--new words -- Disc 2. "Often" versus "Offen"--pronunciation ; Fighting over zippers ; Opening the early English word-hoard ; Safe and sound--the French invasion ; Magnifical dexterity--Latin and learning ; Chutzpah to pajamas--world borrowings -- Disc 3. The pop/soda/coke divide ; Maths, wombats, and les bluejeans ; Foot and pedestrian--word cousins ; Desultory somersaults--Latin roots ; Analogous prologues--Greek roots ; The tough stuff of English spelling -- Disc 4. The b in Debt--Meddling in spelling ; Of mice, men, and y'all ; I'm good ... or am I well? ; How snuck sneaked in ; Um, well, like, you know ; Wicked cool--the irreverence of slang -- Disc 5. Boy toys and bad eggs--slangy wordplay ; Spinster, bachelor, guy, dude ; Firefighters and freshpersons ; A slam dunk--the language of sports ; Fooling around--the language of love ; Gung ho--the language of war -- Disc 6. Filibustering--the language of politics ; LOL--the language of the Internet ; #$@%!--forbidden words ; Couldn't (or could) care less ; Musquirt and other lexical gaps ; Playing fast and loose with words.
Anne Curzan, professor, University of Michigan
Presents a survey of English, from its Germanic origins to the rise of globalization and cyber-communications.
Junior High School
Text in English
9781598038934 1598038931
2140 Teaching Company
2013626981
English language--History.
English language--Etymology.
English language--Obsolete words.
Audiobooks.
RZC 3260, etc.
422 C94 2012
The secret life of words English words and their origins / [sound recording] : Anne Curzan. - 6 videodiscs (1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in + 1 course guidebook (vi, 269 pages ; 19 cm) vi, 269 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. - 090000 - The great courses, literature & language, writing . - Great courses (Compact disc) .
.
"36 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.
Winning words, banished words -- The life of a word, from birth ot death -- The human hands behind dictionaries -- Treasure houses, theft, and traps -- Yarn and clues-- new word meanings -- Smog, mob, bling-- new words -- "Often" versus "offen"-- pronunciation -- Fighting over zippers -- Opening the early English word-hoard -- Safe and sound-- the French invasion -- Magnifical dexterity-- Latin and learning -- Chutzpah to pajamas-- world borrowings -- The pop/soda/coke divide -- Maths, wombats and Les bluejeans -- Foot and pedestrian-- word cousins -- Desultory somersaults--Latin roots -- Analogous prologues-- Greek roots -- The tough stuff of English spelling -- The b in debt-- meddling in spelling -- Of mice, men and y'all -- I'm good-- or am I well? -- How snuck sneaked in -- Um, well, like, you know -- Wicked cool-- the irreverence of slang -- Boy toys and bad eggs-- slang wordplay -- Spinster, bachelor, guy, dude -- Firefighters and freshpersons -- A slam dunk-- the language of sports -- Fooling around-- the language of love -- Gung ho-- the language of war -- Fillibustering-- the language of politics -- LOL-- the language of the internet -- #$@%!-- forbidden words -- Couldn't (or could) care less -- Musquirt and other lexical gaps -- Playing fast and loose with words. disc 1. disc 2. disc 3. disc 4. disc 5. disc 6. Disc 1. Winning words, banished words ; The life of a word, from birth to death ; The human hands behind dictionaries ; Treasure houses, theft, and traps ; Yarn and clues--New word meanings ; Smog, mob, bling--new words -- Disc 2. "Often" versus "Offen"--pronunciation ; Fighting over zippers ; Opening the early English word-hoard ; Safe and sound--the French invasion ; Magnifical dexterity--Latin and learning ; Chutzpah to pajamas--world borrowings -- Disc 3. The pop/soda/coke divide ; Maths, wombats, and les bluejeans ; Foot and pedestrian--word cousins ; Desultory somersaults--Latin roots ; Analogous prologues--Greek roots ; The tough stuff of English spelling -- Disc 4. The b in Debt--Meddling in spelling ; Of mice, men, and y'all ; I'm good ... or am I well? ; How snuck sneaked in ; Um, well, like, you know ; Wicked cool--the irreverence of slang -- Disc 5. Boy toys and bad eggs--slangy wordplay ; Spinster, bachelor, guy, dude ; Firefighters and freshpersons ; A slam dunk--the language of sports ; Fooling around--the language of love ; Gung ho--the language of war -- Disc 6. Filibustering--the language of politics ; LOL--the language of the Internet ; #$@%!--forbidden words ; Couldn't (or could) care less ; Musquirt and other lexical gaps ; Playing fast and loose with words.
Anne Curzan, professor, University of Michigan
Presents a survey of English, from its Germanic origins to the rise of globalization and cyber-communications.
Junior High School
Text in English
9781598038934 1598038931
2140 Teaching Company
2013626981
English language--History.
English language--Etymology.
English language--Obsolete words.
Audiobooks.
RZC 3260, etc.
422 C94 2012
