Borrowings in Informal American English

by Magorzata Kowalczyk

What do 'bimbo, ' 'glitch, ' 'savvy, ' and 'shtick' all have in common? They are all expressions used in informal American English that have been taken from other languages. This pioneering book provides a comprehensive description of borrowings in informal American English, based on a large database of citations from thousands of contemporary sources, including the press, film, and TV. It presents the United States as a linguistic 'melting pot, '...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009346873
• ISBN13: 9781009346870
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"