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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 818.5407 EAN: 9780374103699 ISBN: 0374103690 Label: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 384 Publication Date: October 14, 2008 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date: October 14, 2008 Studio: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Sales Rank: 735 Related Items: The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English Outliers: The Story of Success Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House A Mercy see more Editorial Review: Product Description: Ali G: How many words does you know? Noam Chomsky: Normally, humans, by maturity, have tens of thousands of them. Ali G: What is some of 'em? —Da Ali G Show Did you know that both mammal and matter derive from baby talk? Have you noticed how wince makes you wince? Ever wonder why so many h-words have to do with breath? Roy Blount Jr. certainly has, and after forty years of making a living using words in every medium, print or electronic, except greeting cards, he still can’t get over his ABCs. In Alphabet Juice, he celebrates the electricity, the juju, the sonic and kinetic energies, of letters and their combinations. Blount does not prescribe proper English. The franchise he claims is “over the counter.” Three and a half centuries ago, Thomas Blount produced Blount’s Glossographia, the first dictionary to explore derivations of English words. This Blount’s Glossographia takes that pursuit to other levels, from Proto-Indo-European roots to your epiglottis. It rejects the standard linguistic notion that the connection between words and their meanings is “arbitrary.” Even the word arbitrary is shown to be no more arbitrary, at its root, than go-to guy or crackerjack. From sources as venerable as the OED (in which Blount finds an inconsistency, at whisk) and as fresh as Urbandictionary.com (to which Blount has contributed the number-one definition of “alligator arm”), and especially from the author’s own wide-ranging experience, Alphabet Juice derives an organic take on language that is unlike, and more fun than, any other. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - blunt about blount If you are interested in Roy Blount Jr. you may like this book. If you are interested in modern English usage,witty excursions into etymology, comic commentary on the ways of words, "the weave of word-craft," to borrow from the Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf, then you may want your money back. This ramble through the alphabet is really about Blount Jr., his opinions, his cronies, and his single idea, repeated and repeated and repeated on every page: the relationship between word and meaning is not arbitrary ... Read More Rating: - Fascinating but shallow Mr. Blount's style is vigorous and entertaining, if opinionated and shallow. In short it offers the kind of sloppy commentary one often hears on NPR. Because of his archness, I have no idea how to appraise his opinions, for example about the Indo-European origins of English. Nonetheless, I enjoy glancing at the book in idle moments. Some of his comments on "good" writing seem worth while even if rather trite. Rating: - Got the Juice! This tidy tome is an excellent exposition on the possible origins of language. The etymology of words can be debated, and should be, but Blount makes a convincing case that phoentics are the social Darwinism that drives the beastie that is language. This book is dense, and I am still wading through it, but I think it is an incredible resource for the clever linguist, as well as for those who are just curious. Rating: - Alphabet Juice Roy Blount writes about words and phrases, style, and effectiveness with the authority of a serious linguist and with the sense of immediacy that reflects his enthusiasm in telling me, the reader, how I can benefit in applying what he has learned. Rating: - Alphabet Juice Very entertaining, but I quit halfway through because of the gratuitous political shots. Anyone who refers to the current Administration as the Bush "regime" just can't be taken seriously. This tendency was annoying and unnecessary. see more Browse for similar items by category: United States - World Literature - Literature & Fiction - Subjects - Books - General Reference - Subjects - Books - Etymology Reference - Subjects - Books - Linguistics Subjects - Books - General Subjects - Books - General AAS   Intimate   by: Roy Blount Jr.   Related Items:      see more   Related Items: The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English Outliers: The Story of Success Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House A Mercy see more       Crin Blanc      Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 818.5407 EAN: 9780374103699 ISBN: 0374103690 Label: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 384 Publication Date: October 14, 2008 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date: October 14, 2008 Studio: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Sales Rank: 735   Orson Welles       Luxury Cruises   Luxury Cruises Apparel   Luxury Cruises Baby   Luxury Cruises Beauty   Luxury Cruises Books   Luxury Cruises Classical Music   Luxury Cruises DVD   Luxury Cruises DVDs A to Z   Luxury Cruises Electronics   Gourmet Food on Luxury Cruises   Harry Potter and Luxury Cruises   Luxury Cruises Health & Personal Care   Luxury Cruises Jewelry   Kitchen & Housewares of the Luxury Cruises   Luxury Cruises Lingerie   Luxury Cruises Magazines   Luxury Cruises Music   Musical Instruments Played on the Luxury Cruises   Luxury Cruises Office Products   Outdoor Living on the Luxury Cruises   Luxury Cruises PC Hardware   Luxury Cruises Pet Supplies   Luxury Cruises Photo   Luxury Cruises Reggae   Luxury Cruises Software   Luxury Cruises Sporting Goods   Luxury Cruises Tools & Hardware   Luxury Cruises Toys   Luxury Cruises VHS   Luxury Cruises Video Games   Site Map Low Priced Domain Web Hosting

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