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 in tho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Metcalf, Allan A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:	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. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.

Table of Contents:

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).