The Language Of The Civil War
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The Language Of The Civil War
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Author : John D. Wright
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group
Release Date : 2001-08-30
The Language Of The Civil War written by John D. Wright and has been published by Greenwood Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-30 with History categories.
Compilation of slang, nicknames, military jargon, idioms, colloquialisms, and other words and expressions used (and often originating) during the Civil War.
The Language Of The Civil War
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Author : John D. Wright
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2001-08-30
The Language Of The Civil War written by John D. Wright and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-30 with History categories.
America's language changed, along with its history, because of the Civil War. Nowhere is the point more riveting than in The Language of the Civil War. This is a unique compilation of slang, nicknames, military jargon and terminology, idioms, colloquialisms, and other words are expressions used (and often originating) during the American Civil War. Organized like a standard dictionary, this volume contains approximately 4,000 entries that focus primarily on everyday camp life, military hardware, and military organization. This one-of-a-kind reference work will make it easy for readers to learn the origin and meaning of such Civil War terms as Buttermilk Rangers, jackstraws, Nassau bacon, pumpkin slinger, and stand the gaff. Language of the Civil War contains words originating during the American Civil War. Besides explaining terms and phrases no longer in use, the entries also provide the origins of many common expressions or the original meanings of many familiar sayings that have since changed meaning or connotation. Although many of the terms arose from the nature and needs of life in the military camps, others were in common use in civilian society across both the North and the South. Illustrated with 50 photos and drawings, the volume is a unique resource for students, scholars, reference librarians, and Civil War enthusiasts and reenactors.
The Language Of The Civil War
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Author : John D. Wright
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2001-08-30
The Language Of The Civil War written by John D. Wright and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-30 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Compilation of slang, nicknames, military jargon, idioms, colloquialisms, and other words and expressions used (and often originating) during the Civil War.
The Language Of War
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Author : James Dawes
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-07
The Language Of War written by James Dawes and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07 with Literary Criticism categories.
A distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, Posner offers in this new book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases.
The Encyclopedia Of Civil War Usage
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Author : Webb B. Garrison
language : en
Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
Release Date : 2001
The Encyclopedia Of Civil War Usage written by Webb B. Garrison and has been published by Cumberland House Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
This guide to the language used by the generation whose lived and fought during the Civil War explains words and phrases (including nicknames and slang) that were commonly used. Examples of words and phrases are illustrated throughout with period art and photos.
The Language Of War
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Author : James Dawes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
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Imagining Language In America
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Author : Michael P. Kramer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992-01-01
Imagining Language In America written by Michael P. Kramer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-01-01 with categories.
Words At War
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Author : Andrew Hadfield
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2024-05-29
Words At War written by Andrew Hadfield and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-29 with History categories.
The English Civil War was a war of words as well as a military conflict, with supporters of the king and parliament arguing over the meaning of God, liberty, nature, people, law, and other central concepts. Words at War explores these arguments, which continue to shape the political and cultural landscape of the modern world.
War Slang
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Author : Paul Dickson
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2014-08-01
War Slang written by Paul Dickson and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
From the homegrown "boodle" of the 19th century to current "misunderstandistan" in the Middle East, America's foremost expert on slang reveals military lingo at its most colorful, innovative, brutal, and ironic. Author Paul Dickson introduces some of the "new words and phrases born of conflict, boredom, good humor, bad food, new technology, and the pure horror of war." This newly updated reference extends to the post-9/11 world and the American military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan. Recommended by William Safire in his "On Language" column of The New York Times, it features dictionary-style entries, arranged chronologically by conflict, with helpful introductions to each section and an index for convenient reference. "Paul Dickson is a national treasure who deserves a wide audience," declared Library Journal. The author of more than 50 books, Dickson has written extensively on language. This expanded edition of War Slang features new material by journalist Ben Lando, Iraq Bureau Chief for Iraq Oil Report and a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal and Time. It serves language lovers and military historians alike by adding an eloquent new dimension to our understanding of war.
Imagining Language In America
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Author : Michael P. Kramer
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2014-07-14
Imagining Language In America written by Michael P. Kramer and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-14 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In this study of the rhetoric of American writings on language, Michael Kramer argues that the prevalent critical distinction between imaginative and nonimaginative writing is of limited theoretical use. Breaking down the artificial, disciplinary barriers between two areas of scholarly inquiry--the literature of the American Renaissance and the study of language in the United States between the Revolution and the Civil War--Kramer finds in various walks of intellectual life a broad range of writers who "imagined language" for the new experiment in self-government. Each of these men combined ideas about language with ideas about America so as to form cultural fictions, or creative renderings of the nation--its meaning, its character, and how it worked. In order to reassess American linguistic and literary nationalism, Kramer allows Noah Webster, whose influential grammatical and lexicographic works have been considered only marginal to literary history, to share the stage with more conventionally literary figures--the neglected Longfellow and the canonical Whitman. Then an essay on The Federalist and the pragmatic language-related problems faced by the founding fathers introduces revisionary analyses of two New England writers who confronted American culture and society through their Romantic critiques of language: the minister and theologian Horace Bushnell and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.