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Gallimaufry : a Hodgepodge of Our Vanishing Vocabulary by Michael Quinion is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Gallimaufry : a Hodgepodge of Our Vanishing Vocabulary about?
What is a __gallimaufry__ anyway? And when did you last hear someone refer to the __wireless__? What was the original __paraphernalia__? Would you wear a __billycock__? Language is always changing, and here Michael Quinion, author of the bestselling __POSH and other language myths__, has gathered together some fascinating examples of words and meanings which have vanished from our language. Sometimes a word is lost when the thing it describes becomes obsolete, sometimes it survives in a figurative sense while the original meaning is lost, and sometimes it simply gives way to a more popular alternative. The story of these and many other words opens a window into the lives of past speakers of the English language. Features • An entertaining look at words which have vanished from current English • The story of over 1300 words, from able-wackets to zingerilla • Subject organization shows how language in an area has changed over the years • Fascinating insights into lives and beliefs of the past from an unexpected angle
Who reads Gallimaufry : a Hodgepodge of Our Vanishing Vocabulary?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Michael Quinion
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press : [distributor] Oxford University Press Distribution Services
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780199551026
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Language Learning, Literary Fiction, Linguistics
- Rating
- 3.45 / 5 (28 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14