Friends with words adventures in languageland / Martha Barnette.
| Author/creator | Barnette, Martha |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Abrams Press, 2025. |
| Description | 312 pages ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Friends with words adventures in language land |
| Contents | Introduction: The joy of lex -- 1. Greek to me -- 2. What's a name in -- 3. Myth information -- 4. Word origins -- 5. Nerd origins -- 6. There oughta be a word for it -- 7. Like I had to heads -- 8. Road trip! Northeast and Mid-Atlantic: Culch to lemon sticks -- 9. The allure of Allure -- 10. Road trip! South, Upper South, and Midlands : Come-heres to Charny -- 11. Appalachian roots -- 12. Road trip! Inland North and the Heartland : Doppick to puppy chow -- 13. The allure of radio -- 14. A house on fire -- 15. Road trip! Mountain West and Far West : Fourteeners to da kine -- 16. Too small to fail -- 17. Orts! -- 18. Arthur or Martha -- 19. In the closet -- 20. Slarts! -- 21. Plain old lovely and uplifting words -- 22. A lagniappe. -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Abstract | "With warmth, a popular radio and podcast host shares her love of language, weaving together linguistic history, regional phrases, the hidden poetry in etymologies, new words, and stories from her life and time on the air. Martha Barnette has spent two decades as the co-host of A Way with Words, lauded by Mary Norris in The New Yorker as 'a virtual treasure house' and ''Car Talk' for Lexiphiles.' Over that time, she's developed a keen sense of what fascinates people about language. They are curious about etymology and revel in slang, are surprised by regional vocabulary and celebrate linguistic diversity. Idioms both puzzle and delight word lovers, and they are eager to share family neologisms and that weird phrase Grandma always used to say. In Friends with Words, Barnette weaves together all these strands in a clear, informative, highly entertaining exploration of language. Chock-full of anecdotes, humorous asides, new words, trivia, and other lexicological delights, Friends with Words also tells Barnette's story-- from her Appalachian roots through her study of Ancient Greek, and on to the making of a beloved and enduring show. Friends with Words is an expert, good-humored, joyful book."-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2025931678 |
| ISBN | 9781419778841 hardback |
| ISBN | 1419778846 hardback |
| ISBN | eISBN |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |