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From skedaddle to selfie : words of the generations /

"From baby boomers with 'groovy' and 'yuppie,' to Generation X with 'whatever' and 'like,' each generation inevitably comes to use certain words that are particular to its unique time in history. Those words not only tell us a great deal about the people...

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Hlavní autor: Metcalf, Allan A. (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Témata:
English language > United States > New words.
English language > United States > Lexicology.
English language > Social aspects > United States.
Language and culture > United States.
English language > New words.
Americanisms.
Lexicology.
Electronic books.
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  • 1. Introduction: Speaking of the Generations
  • 2. The Republican Generation - (born 1742-1766)
  • 3. The Compromise Generation - (born 1767-1791)
  • 4. The Transcendental Generation - (born 1792-1821)
  • 5. The Gilded Generation - (born 1822-1842)
  • 6. The Progressive Generation - (born 1843-1859)
  • 7. The Missionary Generation - (born 1860-1882)
  • 8. The Lost Generation - (born 1883-1900)
  • 9. The G.I. Generation - (born 1901-1924)
  • 10. The Silent Generation - (born 1925-1942)
  • 11. The Boom Generation - (born 1943-1960)
  • 12. The Thirteenth Generation, or Generation X - (born 1961-1981)
  • 13. The Millennial Generation, or Generation Y - (born 1982-2004)
  • 14. The Homeland Generation - (born 2005-current).

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