Larpers and Shroomers: The Language Report - Hardcover

Dent, Susie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198610122 ISBN 13: 9780198610120

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2004

Synopsis

This new edition of The Language Report covers all aspects of contemporary English as an evolving and mutating language. Slang, text, music, politics, idioms, and the media all contribute to changing the English we speak. This volume aims to chronicle this shapeshifting language over through its recent history, and with a special emphasis on 2004.

A collection of some of the most intriguing facts and observations on spoken and written English today, this volume makes for excellent browsing. The fascinating development of euphemisms is covered, from sacking to halving the footprint, by way of making redundant and downsizing. New words are an essential part of this book, from the brand new 'intextication' to 'sexiles' and 'gangmasters'.

Larpers and Shroomers examines the newest words in the language, and looks at the influence of current events, politics, and the media on everyday vocabulary, explains trends in grammar, and includes memorables quotes of the year.

About this title

About the Author:

Susie Dent is and editor and translator. She appears regularly on the popular British game show "Countdown" as the quiz's resident dictionary expert.

Review:

`Review from previous edition 'the language report' 'is a breathtaking guided tour of the state of the English language in 2003''
Daily Express 5/11/03

`The 'book gives a thoroughly entertaining and informative look at the way our language is constantly evolving.''
Daily Express 5/11/03

`'Susie Dent's 'the language report' combines a journalist's eye for recent quotes, slang, and coinages with a scholar's sense of the growth of English as a global family of tongues.''
The Independent

`Dent's survey of contemporary word usage is lively'
Time Out

`punchy themed chapters'
The Guardian

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0198610122
• ISBN 13: 9780198610120
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 174