Never Enough Words |
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| Author:
| McQuain, Jeffrey |
| ISBN: | 978-0-679-45804-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1999 |
| Publisher: | Random House, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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Jeffery McQuain explores the interconnections between the American character and history and the evolution of the American language. From the humorous -- the lawyer bird, named for its long bill -- to the sonorous -- whippoorwills and katydids, named for the sounds they make -- he demonstrates how our distinctive American traits have shaped and been echoed in our language, and, in so doing, demonstrates the fact that language is a living thing.
Jeffery McQuain explores the interconnections between the American character and history and the evolution of the American language. From the humorous -- the lawyer bird, named for its long bill -- to the sonorous -- whippoorwills and katydids, named for the sounds they make -- he demonstrates how our distinctive American traits have shaped and been echoed in our language, and, in so doing, demonstrates the fact that language is a living thing.