In the spirit of national bestsellers "Word Freak" and "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" comes a light-hearted yet thoroughly informative look at the English language and its influence on, and domination of, the global culture.
1. The Million-Word March
2. From the Corner of Hollywood and Vine: How Movies and Television Help Shape Global Culture
3. The Personal Is Political: How Politics and Current Events Shape Public Dialogue
4. Study Abroad: How Foreign Languages and Worldwide English Speakers Are Transforming the English Language
5. The Cutting Edge: How Culture Changes the Way We Communicate
6. Working Nine to Five: How Corporate Culture Contributes to the Public Vocabulary
7. High-Tech English: The Languages of Science and the Internet
8. Language by the Numbers: Language Stats
9. The Name Game: People, Places and Things
10. The Wonder of Language
ISBN | : 0806528575 (ปกแข็ง) 208 หน้า |
ขนาด | : 148 x 217 x 22 มม. |
น้ำหนัก | : 345 กรัม |
เนื้อในพิมพ์ | : ขาวดำ |
ชนิดกระดาษ | : กระดาษถนอมสายตา |
สำนักพิมพ์ | : Citadel Press |
เดือนปีที่พิมพ์ | : 5/2008 |