The Resource Talk on the wild side : why language can't be tamed, Lane Greene
Talk on the wild side : why language can't be tamed, Lane Greene
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The item Talk on the wild side : why language can't be tamed, Lane Greene represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Newburyport Public Library.
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- Summary
- "Language is a wild thing. It is vague and anarchic. Style, meaning, and usage are continually on the move. Throughout history, for every mutation, idiosyncrasy, and ubiquitous mistake, there have been countervailing rules, pronouncements and systems making some attempt to bring language to heel. From the utopian language-builder to the stereotypical grammatical stickler to the programmer trying to teach a computer to translate, Lane Greene takes the reader through a multi-disciplinary survey of the many different ways in which we attempt to control language, exploring the philosophies, motivations, and complications of each. The result is a highly readable caper that covers history, linguistics, politics, and grammar with the ease and humor of a dinner party anecdote. Talk on the Wild Side is both a guide to the great debates and controversies of usage, and a love letter to language itself. Holding it together is Greene's infectious enthusiasm for his subject. While you can walk away with the finer points of who says "whom" and the strange history of "buxom" schoolboys, most of all, it inspires awe in language itself: for its elegance, resourcefulness, and power."--publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First US edition.
- Extent
- 232 pages
- Note
- "The Economist. Books."
- Contents
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- Introduction: The Case of the Missing Whom
- Bringing the universe to order
- Is language logic?
- Machines for talking
- Buxom, but never nice
- Language tamers with armies and navies
- Whom in a biker bar
- Apologies to Orwell
- Conclusion: Weirder and more wonderful
- Isbn
- 9781610398336
- Label
- Talk on the wild side : why language can't be tamed
- Title
- Talk on the wild side
- Title remainder
- why language can't be tamed
- Statement of responsibility
- Lane Greene
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Language is a wild thing. It is vague and anarchic. Style, meaning, and usage are continually on the move. Throughout history, for every mutation, idiosyncrasy, and ubiquitous mistake, there have been countervailing rules, pronouncements and systems making some attempt to bring language to heel. From the utopian language-builder to the stereotypical grammatical stickler to the programmer trying to teach a computer to translate, Lane Greene takes the reader through a multi-disciplinary survey of the many different ways in which we attempt to control language, exploring the philosophies, motivations, and complications of each. The result is a highly readable caper that covers history, linguistics, politics, and grammar with the ease and humor of a dinner party anecdote. Talk on the Wild Side is both a guide to the great debates and controversies of usage, and a love letter to language itself. Holding it together is Greene's infectious enthusiasm for his subject. While you can walk away with the finer points of who says "whom" and the strange history of "buxom" schoolboys, most of all, it inspires awe in language itself: for its elegance, resourcefulness, and power."--publisher's description
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Greene, Robert Lane
- Dewey number
- 417
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- P121
- LC item number
- .G7474 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Language and languages
- Language and languages
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative
- Label
- Talk on the wild side : why language can't be tamed, Lane Greene
- Note
- "The Economist. Books."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-222) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: The Case of the Missing Whom -- Bringing the universe to order -- Is language logic? -- Machines for talking -- Buxom, but never nice -- Language tamers with armies and navies -- Whom in a biker bar -- Apologies to Orwell -- Conclusion: Weirder and more wonderful
- Control code
- on1028185192
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First US edition.
- Extent
- 232 pages
- Isbn
- 9781610398336
- Lccn
- 2018956609
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1028185192
- Label
- Talk on the wild side : why language can't be tamed, Lane Greene
- Note
- "The Economist. Books."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-222) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: The Case of the Missing Whom -- Bringing the universe to order -- Is language logic? -- Machines for talking -- Buxom, but never nice -- Language tamers with armies and navies -- Whom in a biker bar -- Apologies to Orwell -- Conclusion: Weirder and more wonderful
- Control code
- on1028185192
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First US edition.
- Extent
- 232 pages
- Isbn
- 9781610398336
- Lccn
- 2018956609
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1028185192
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