The prodigal tongue: dispatches from the future of English 9781407008431, 1407008439

Mark Abley takes the reader on a world-wide trip like no other -- from Singapore to Japan, Oxford to Los Angeles, throug

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The prodigal tongue: dispatches from the future of English
9781407008431, 1407008439

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Mark Abley

Table of contents :
Content: Roarific: the power of language change --
Bouncebackability: how words are created and organized --
Throw away your dictionaries: Asian English --
Your rule will soon be here: global English --
Hippu hangu: language in Japan --
Radiante: languages in Los Angeles --
Every single trend: Black English and hip-hop --
[email protected]: language in cyberspace --
Whoa, how very: words and the fictional future --
The soul's ozone: keeping language real.

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