Ain’thology : The History and Life of a Taboo Word.
Title:
Ain’thology : The History and Life of a Taboo Word.
Author:
Donaher, Patricia.
ISBN:
9781443878722
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (376 pages)
Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- I -- CHAPTER ONE -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- II -- CHAPTER FOUR -- CHAPTER FIVE -- CHAPTER SIX -- CHAPTER SEVEN -- III -- CHAPTER EIGHT -- CHAPTER NINE -- CHAPTER TEN -- IV -- CHAPTER ELEVEN -- CHAPTER TWELVE -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX.
Abstract:
The word ain't is used by speakers of all dialects and sociolects of English. Nonetheless, language critics view ain't as marking speakers as "lazy" or "stupid"; and the educated assume ain't is on its deathbed, used only in clichés. Everyone has an opinion about ain't. Even the grammar-checker in Microsoft Word flags every ain't with a red underscore. But why? Over the past 100 years, only a few articles and sections of books have reviewed the history of ain't or discussed it in dialect cont...
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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