10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRITICISM»
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Briticism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Briticism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
English across Cultures. Cultures across English: A Reader ...
English by virtue of its shared form and meaning, but is a Briticism by virtue of the
frequency of its use. Fifth, languages have a disconcerting way of not staying the
same, but rather changing constantly. Dialects are ever in the process of ...
Ofelia García, Ricardo Otheguy, 1989
2
The American Language: A Preliminary Inquiry Into the ...
In brief, a gallant attempt upon a strange tongue, and by a writer of the utmost
skill — but a hopeless failure none the less. In the midst of his best American,
George drops into Briticism after Briticism, some of them quite as unintelligible to
the ...
3
Americanisms and Briticisms: With Other Essays on Other Isms
It is an Americanism to call him clever whom we deem good-natured only; and it
is a Briticism to call that entertainment smart which we consider very fashionable;
and of the two the Briticism seems the more natural outgrowth. So also the ...
4
Garner's Modern American Usage
Britishism; Briticism. We have long needed a word to denote any custom or
quality associated with British people. Although Briticism came first (in the mid-
19th century) and is more often used by linguists, the term Britishism is more than
twice ...
5
The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style
Take suggests mo- Britishism; Briticism. Although Briticism came first (in the mid-
19th century) and is more often used by linguists, the term Britishism is more than
twice as common in journalism. H.W. Fowler preferred Britishism on scholarly ...
6
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
See AMERICANISM, BRITICISM. AmE and BrE sometimes have slightly different
idioms, such as: BrE a home from home, leave well alone, a storm in a teacup,
blow one's own trumpet, sweep under the carpet, AmE a home away from home,
...
Thomas Burns McArthur, Roshan McArthur, 2005
7
Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
Briticism | buffet 2 The British Isles is a geographical term for the group of islands
including Great Britain and Ireland and also the smaller islands around them,
such as the Isle of Man and the Scottish islands. The United Kingdom is a
political ...
8
Dictionary of Lexicography
... (subject) ....e.g. Botany .... JARGON DIATEXTUAL textuality (genre) poetic(
neutral) ? (dialect) .... Briticism, etc.) conversational DIATOPIC regionality (dialect
) ....e.g.American.... REGIONALISM (Americanism, Briticism, etc.)
DIAEVALUATIVE ...
R. R. K. Hartmann, Gregory James, 2002
9
Corpus Linguistics, Hard and Soft: Proceedings of the Eighth ...
Indeed, the general question of what constitutes a "nationalism", that is, a
linguistic feature characteristic of a national variety, needs attention along with
the more speciftc question of the features of a Briticism (Read 1938b, 1955b,
Algeo 1986b ...
Merja Kytö, Ossi Ihalainen, Matti Rissanen, 1988
10
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First Edition
Briticism: 'should be either Britannicism or Britishism' Britannicism is rare indeed
—a mere thirty-one instances on Google (in 2008) and no mention in the OED.
Britishism seems to have won, with 20,000 instances on Google, but Fowler's ...
H. W. Fowler, David Crystal, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRITICISM»
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Briticism is used in the context of the following news items.
Have you seen my grammar?
“This is a Briticism, and I think why Americans are noticing it is that it is absolutely on the increase in American English,” says University of ... «Michigan Radio, Jun 15»
Nameberry: Lu or Lou, new baby name trend for boys
Bear in mind that loo is a Briticism for toilet. Louie — Celebrated in the classic rock song 'Louie, Louie,” this was a top 300 pick until 1937, ... «Daily Herald, Jun 15»
Oil Kombat! IEA says global oil production battle has just begun
... OPEC's largest producer, have refused to curb production despite a nearly 50 percent oil price dive last year and Briticism from other OPEC ... «Petro Global News, May 15»
Video: Crucial Update On 'Rubbish' The Wandering Sea Lion Pup …
The Center also clued us in to his unusual moniker: "Rubbish" is so named for the Briticism frequently used in the "Harry Potter" series, books ... «SFist, May 15»
Eat the Rude: Hannibal Lecter meets the 99%
It's a present-tense negative interrogative, O'Conner informs, and, again, entirely grammatical, but still: a pretentious Briticism in a country ... «Boing Boing, Feb 15»
E.L. James on 'Fifty Shades of Grey': 'It's all about fantasies'
I figured that, if Ana studied British literature, I had an excuse when a Briticism slipped through. So, what will be next? I would like to rewrite the ... «Metro.us, Feb 15»
Behind The Brew: Hogshead Brewery
The beer is named after a Briticism for chatting, typically with good friends. But at 5.8 ABV—among the brewery's most potent potables—a few ... «5280 | The Denver Magazine, Jan 15»
Monthly etymology gleanings for November 2014
By the way, I would not call fortnightly a quaint Briticism. The noun fortnight is indeed unknown in the United States, but anyone who reads ... «OUPblog, Nov 14»
Why Every Woman Should Be Watching Orphan Black
After all, we're the ones who couldn't stop tagging our sentences with the Briticism “yeah?” Sarah-style, after binge-watching. (Me to my ... «Glamour, Apr 14»
Nappy? Pram? Deciphering Duchess Kate's British English
... a linguistics reader (another Briticism, which is something akin to a professor) at the University of Sussex, who moved to the U.K. in 2000. «Today.com, Jul 13»
