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Pandexicon : how the language of the pandemic defined our new cultural reality / Wayne Grady.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grady, Wayne, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- COVID-19 (Disease)--Terminology.
- COVID-19 (Disease).
- COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023--Terminology.
- COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023.
- COVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspects.
- COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023--Social aspects.
- English language--21st century.
- English language.
- English language--New words.
- English language--Terms and phrases.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Vancouver ; Berkeley ; London : Greystone Books, 2023.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction: A Few Words
- 1. The Before Times
- Before Times
- Zoonosis
- Coronavirus
- SARS-CoV-2
- Variants
- Plague
- Vulnerable Populations
- Underlying Health Conditions
- Pandemic
- 2. In These Uncertain Times
- Quarantine
- Long-Term Care Facility
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Face Mask
- Handwashing
- Social Distancing
- Community Spread
- Reproduction Number
- Asymptomatic
- Covid Toe
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Test
- Lockdown
- Self-Isolation
- Social Bubble
- Transmission Unit
- Pivoting
- Flatten the Curve
- Herd Immunity
- 3. Vaccines and Miraculous Cures
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Monoclonal Antibodies
- Carvativir
- Ivermectin
- Remdesivir
- Molnupiravir
- Paxlovid
- Convalescent Plasma
- Vaccines
- Covid Vaccines
- Rollout
- Vaccine Diplomacy
- Vaccine Nationalism
- Vaccine Apartheid
- 4. The Flight From Science and Reason
- Anti-Masker
- Anti-Vaxxer
- Vaccine Hunters
- Patent Waiver
- Vaccine Shedding
- Waning Immunity
- 5. The Demon of Noontide
- Coronaphobia
- Above-the-Keyboard Dressing
- Quarantini
- Covidivorce
- Femicide
- Shecession
- Corona Bonds
- Corona Corridor
- Coronnial
- Coronababy
- Covid Zero
- Emergency Brake
- Hero Pay
- Lab-Leak Theory
- Long-Hauler
- Uptick
- Gene Drive
- Vaccine Passport
- Languishing
- 6. The After Times
- Breakthrough Infection
- Covexit
- Pandexit
- Freedom Day
- Great Resignation
- Cave Syndrome
- Revenge Travel
- Endemicity
- After Times
- Acknowledgments
- Index of Terms
- Copyright
- Notes:
- Title proper also spelled phonetically.
- Includes index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Grady, Wayne. Pandexicon.
- ISBN:
- 9781778400407
- 177840040X
- Publisher Number:
- 99993767954
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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