The dead and the quick
Subtitle: clichés and neologisms
By: Walter Redfern.
Publisher: Academica Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Bethesda
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781933146768
Subjects: Clichés; French language -- Terms and phrases; English language -- New words; French language -- New words; English language -- Usage; French language -- Usage
Genres: Terms and phrases
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Declaring an interest: mission statement; title: Language schools, or grounding in cliché; title: Howling with the wolves; title: Swinging between the poles; title: Scaling the heights; title: Plumbing the depths: plagiarism; title: Ways and means of plagiarism; title: Letdowns; title: Few well-chosen words; title: Habits of mind/odious comparisons; title: Pop eyes; title: Dead-and-alive hole; title: Change of gear in the melting-pot; title: First words; title: Illustration of defence; title: New words home and abroad; title: Subtle blends; title: Controlled appellations; title: High neologism; title: Looking round the bend; title: When all is said and done.