Twentieth century words /
By: Ayto, John
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Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999Description: xiii, 626 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0198602308 (acidfree paper); 9780198602309:.Other title: 20th century words [Spine title].Subject(s): English language -- New words | English language -- New words -- Dictionaries | English language -- 20th century -- Dictionaries | Civilization, Modern -- 20th century -- Dictionaries | Twentieth century | English language -- New words -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 423.1 Summary: Decade by decade this book charts and contextualises the innovative words of our century in ten insightful introductory essays, which are followed by the formative words themselves.
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ATU Sligo Yeats Library Reference Collection | 423.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 0041625 |
Includes index.
Decade by decade this book charts and contextualises the innovative words of our century in ten insightful introductory essays, which are followed by the formative words themselves.
Includes index.