by Susie Dent · OUP Oxford · tapa dura · ISBN 9780199207664
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«The Language Report» is Susie Dent's popular linguistics essay, published by OUP Oxford in hardback (164 pages, in English).
The volume collects curious facts about current English from Oxford Dictionaries research: new words, revived old terms, slang, euphemisms, quotes of the year, press nicknames, and internet usage. It also examines grammar debates and how the language evolves in different regions of the world.
The work is the fourth instalment of the The Language Report series. The cover bears the legend «The like, Language Report for real».
Recommended for word lovers, language enthusiasts, and readers interested in the evolution of contemporary English.
Susan Dent is an English lexicographer, etymologist, and media personality. She has appeared in "Dictionary Corner" on the Channel 4 game show Countdown since 1992. She also appears on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, a post-watershed comedy version of the show.
