At last the real stories behind some of Australia's unique and best-loved words are now ready to be told.
A companion volume to Bruce Moore's highly-successful Speaking Our Language, this major new work examines Australian words from two main perspectives: the histories of particular words, and the history of thematically linked words. This is a collection of words that have interesting, challenging and often disputed stories to be told about their origins. Designed to be read from beginning to end, or dipped into at any of the headwords, What's Their Story is the ideal reference for all lovers of our language.
By:
Bruce Moore Imprint: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 195mm,
Width: 130mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 278g ISBN:9780195575002 ISBN 10: 0195575008 Pages: 256 Publication Date:05 November 2010 Audience:
General/trade
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General/trade
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ELT Advanced
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active