Let's Talk Turkey
Subtitle: The Stories Behind America's Favorite Expressions
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: June 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781591026259
Subjects: Language & Linguistics; Reference works; General; Linguistics; Reference; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Language
Description: Respected linguist Ostler demystifies more than 150 colorful homegrown figures of speech. She traces each saying from its first known appearance in print to its place in modern English, uncovering a host of cultural and historical tidbits along the way.