European Language Matters

English in Its European Context

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Peter Trudgill

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Why do Greek lorries have Metaphorés written on the side? Is it grammatically correct to say 'the best team won' after a football match? What is the difference between manly, male, masculine and macho? Bringing together Peter Trudgill's highly popular columns for the New European, this fascinating collection explores how English has been influenced, both linguistically and culturally, by its neighbouring languages in Europe. English is very much a European language and Trudgill delves in to the rich linguistic legacy that links all European languages. The bite-sized pieces are grouped together in thematically arranged sections, to allow the reader to dip in and out at will, and cover a wide range of topics, from the etymology of words, to illuminating pieces on grammar. Written in an engaging and lively style, and full of intriguing facts about language and languages in Europe, this book will appeal to both language specialists and to general readers with no prior experience.

Author Biography:

Peter Trudgill is a theoretical dialectologist who is the author of Dialects in Contact (1986), Sociolinguistic Typology (2011) and Investigations in Sociohistorical Linguistics (2010). He has Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Uppsala, East Anglia, La Trobe, British Colombia, and Patras.

Release date NZ

November 11th, 2021

Author

Peter Trudgill

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

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Worked examples or Exercises

Pages

275

Dimensions

158x235x21

ISBN-13

9781108832960

Product ID

34289567

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