Bagels bumf & buses : a day in the life of the English language / Simon Horobin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horobin, Simon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Etymology.

English language.

Physical Description:

viii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Bagels bumf and buses

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Summary:

Where do our everyday words come from? The bagel you eat for breakfast, the bumf you have to wade through at the office, and the bus that takes you home again: we use these words without thinking about their origins or how their meanings have changed over time. Simon Horobin takes the reader on a journey through a typical day, showing how the words we use to describe routine activities - getting up, going to work, eating meals - have surprisingly fascinating histories.

Contents:

Preface

Part I: Starting the day. Getting up

Breakfasting

Getting dressed

Commuting

Part II: Work. The office

Law and order

Politics

The church

Health services

Parenting

Part III: Eating & drinking. Breaktimes

Mealtimes

Eating out

Part IV: Sport & leisure. Sports

Animals

Part V: Evening. Going out

Drinking

Staying in.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208) and indexes.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Horobin, Simon. Bagels bumf & buses.

ISBN:

9780198832270

0198832273

OCLC:

1085634232

Publisher Number:

99983668318