"...language is no respecter of persons in that it will find birth wherever and whenever it can. There is very often something wonderfully anonymous about the whole process: a pimp can coin a word as lasting as that of a poet, a street hawker as a statesman, a farmer as a scholar, a foul mouth as a Latinist, vulgar as refined, illiterate as schooled. Language leaps out of mouths regardless of class, sex, age, or education: it sees something that needs to be said or saved in a word and it pounces."
sounds like my kind of book. i'm always fascinated by language
ReplyDeleteMe too, Niken. I would really recommend this book so let me know what you think of it if you do read it! :)
DeleteOoooooh now there's a book I'd love to read! I've just finished 2nd year English Language & Linguistics and its fascinating! xx
ReplyDeleteThat does sound very interesting, Hannah. I've always been obsessed with language and have been loving this book so definitely give it a go! It's informative in a non-stuffy way :) Thanks for stopping by :)
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