The Prodigal Tongue: Dispatches from the Future of English
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PRODUCT DETAILS :
DIMENSION : 198 mm x 129 mm
WEIGHT : 192 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Language & Linguistics
Mark Abley takes the reader on a world-wide trip like no other - from Singapore to Japan, Oxford to Los Angeles, through the web and even back in time. As much a travel book as a linguistic study, this book goes beyond grammar and vocabulary; more importantly, this book is about the people of the world.
On his travels Abley encounters bloggers, translators, novelists, therapists, dictionary makers, hip-hop performers and web-savvy teenagers. He talks to a married couple who were passionately corresponding online before they met in 'meatspace.' And he listens to teenagers, puzzling out the words they coin in chat rooms and virtual worlds.
Lively, evocative, passionate and hilarious, this is a book for everyone who cherishes the words we use.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9780099484462 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Abley, Mark | |
| PUBLISHER : Cornerstone | PUBLICATION DATE : February 05, 2009 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom | IMPRINT : Arrow Books Ltd |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : Tertiary Education |
| PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback | |
WEIGHT : 192 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Language & Linguistics