Ain'thology : the History and Life of a Taboo Word.
Katz, Seth.
Ain'thology : the History and Life of a Taboo Word. - Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015. - 1 online resource (376 pages)
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Table of contents; acknowledgments; introduction; i; chapter one; chapter two; chapter three; ii; chapter four; chapter five; chapter six; chapter seven; iii; chapter eight; chapter nine; chapter ten; iv; chapter eleven; chapter twelve; chapter thirteen; contributors; index.
The word ain't is used by speakers of all dialects and sociolects of English. Nonetheless, language critics view ain't as marking speakers as ""lazy"" or ""stupid""; and the educated assume ain't is on its deathbed, used only in clichés. Everyone has an opinion about ain't. Even the grammar-checker in Microsoft Word flags every ain't with a red underscore. But why? Over the past 100 years, only a few articles and sections of books have reviewed the history of ain't or discussed it in dialect cont ...
English.
9781443878722 (electronic bk.) 1443878723 (electronic bk.)
English language--Etymology.
English language--Negatives.
Anglais (Langue)--Étymologie.
Linguistics.
Sociolinguistics.
Dialect, slang & jargon.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Historical & Comparative.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Etymology.
English language--Etymology.
English language--Negatives.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
PE3724.O3
410 422
Ain'thology : the History and Life of a Taboo Word. - Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015. - 1 online resource (376 pages)
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Table of contents; acknowledgments; introduction; i; chapter one; chapter two; chapter three; ii; chapter four; chapter five; chapter six; chapter seven; iii; chapter eight; chapter nine; chapter ten; iv; chapter eleven; chapter twelve; chapter thirteen; contributors; index.
The word ain't is used by speakers of all dialects and sociolects of English. Nonetheless, language critics view ain't as marking speakers as ""lazy"" or ""stupid""; and the educated assume ain't is on its deathbed, used only in clichés. Everyone has an opinion about ain't. Even the grammar-checker in Microsoft Word flags every ain't with a red underscore. But why? Over the past 100 years, only a few articles and sections of books have reviewed the history of ain't or discussed it in dialect cont ...
English.
9781443878722 (electronic bk.) 1443878723 (electronic bk.)
English language--Etymology.
English language--Negatives.
Anglais (Langue)--Étymologie.
Linguistics.
Sociolinguistics.
Dialect, slang & jargon.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Historical & Comparative.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Etymology.
English language--Etymology.
English language--Negatives.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
PE3724.O3
410 422