Slam dunks and no-brainers : language in your life, the media, business, politics, and, like, whatev...
Slam dunks and no-brainers : language in your life, the media, business, politics, and, like, whatev...
Slam dunks and no-brainers : language in your life, the media, business, politics, and, like, whatever / Leslie Savan.
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Publisher
New York : Knopf, c2005.
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N302.23097/ 11
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Language
English
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Physical content
340 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Prologue : are we having fun yet? -- Ch. 1. Here's the deal -- Ch. 2. Pop talk is history -- Ch. 3. What's black, then white, and said all over? -- Ch. 4. Don't even think about telling me "I don't think so" : the media, meanness, and me -- Ch. 5. The great American yesss! -- Ch. 6. Populist pop and...
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Publisher
New York : Knopf, c2005.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"Lesley Savan dissects contemporary language to discover what our most popular idioms reveal about America today. She traces the paths that words and expressions travel from obscurity to ubiquity. She describes how "real people" create slang and colorful phrases (I don't think so; Bring it on!; Dude; Outside the box); how the media, advertising, po...
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Slam dunks and no-brainers : language in your life, the media, business, politics, and, like, whatever / Leslie Savan.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2005.
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N302.23097/ 11
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74VKm7g4oopb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKm7g4oopb
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ISBN
0375402470 (hard.)
9780375402470 (hard.)
DDC
302.230973
MMS ID
991020554909702626
